Ukraine is expected to join the EU bypassing the standard procedure, despite Hungary's objections.

European Council President António Costa, ahead of the key summit in Copenhagen this week, is initiating active efforts to advance Ukraine's bid for EU membership despite opposition from Hungary, writes Politico.

The summit will discuss Brussels rules requiring the consent of all 27 member countries to admit new members.

Costa is seeking support from EU capitals to streamline the process for new members and break the deadlock over prospective membership for Ukraine and Moldova, according to five diplomats and officials who asked not to be named.

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The diplomatic campaign aims to circumvent Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who used his country's veto power to block Ukraine's path to EU membership. Current rules require the approval of all 27 EU countries at every stage of the accession process.

Not only Ukraine, but also Moldova found itself in a deadlock.

Under Costa's proposal, "negotiating clusters" – key legal steps on the path to membership – could be opened with the consent of a qualified majority of EU countries, rather than unanimous approval.

Closing the cluster would still require the support of all EU capitals, but lowering the threshold for opening negotiations would allow Ukraine and Moldova to begin the reforms necessary to demonstrate progress toward EU standards in specific policy areas. According to the plan, they could advance their membership applications even if one or two countries objected.

Costa personally lobbied EU leaders during a recent tour of capitals, as well as during bilateral talks on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, which took place last week in New York, diplomats said.

"Enlargement is a top priority for the President of the European Council," one official said. "He [the Council] views it as the most significant geopolitical investment the EU can make. Therefore, he believes it's important to continue discussing ways to translate Ukraine's reform efforts into concrete steps."

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EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos will soon travel to Ukraine once the country completes the legislative review required to advance its candidacy.

"All clusters were checked in record time. Ukraine has succeeded. Ukraine is ready for the next step. Now it's up to the member states to give it the green light," Kos said. "Both Ukraine and Europe cannot afford to see the reform momentum slow down. Now is the time to accelerate."

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