Moldovan Parliament Speaker and president of the pro-EU ruling party Igor Grosu will visit Budapest in mid-September to seek Hungarian support for advancing Moldova’s European Union accession negotiations, particularly the opening of additional negotiating clusters, Moldpres reported.

Hungary’s position has been important to Moldova’s accession process because Budapest previously linked Moldova’s and Ukraine’s negotiating tracks after the government of former Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán opposed opening negotiations with Ukraine.

The situation changed in 2026 following the formation of a new government in Budapest led by Prime Minister Péter Magyar. Hungary dropped its opposition, allowing EU member states to open Moldova’s first negotiating cluster in June. The EU subsequently opened Cluster 6, covering external relations, in July.

Grosu said he would use the visit to brief Hungarian authorities directly on developments in Moldova and present arguments for opening further clusters. “We must do this constantly,” he said on Jurnal TV.

The visit comes as Chisinau seeks to strengthen political support for its EU accession process across member states. Grosu said Moldovan authorities needed to take account of electoral calendars in EU countries and maintain regular dialogue with European partners about Moldova’s progress.

He also called for European officials to visit Moldova and meet citizens outside the capital. “We must take into account the electoral calendar in the European Union member countries, find time in our agenda, find time in their agenda,” Grosu said.

Grosu said direct engagement was particularly important as Eurosceptic and extremist parties gain support in several EU countries. He also warned Western partners about risks linked to social media and opaque financial flows.

“We must not underestimate the dangers that persist in the way social networks, dirty, non-transparent money, are used,” he said.