By Clare Nuttall in Almaty As EU countries announced the symbolic start of EU accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova on June 25, Hungarian diplomats had already signalled the country’s upcoming EU Council presidency will involve a shift in emphasis towards enlargement to the Western Balkans and away from Ukraine. However, Hungary’s allies in the region — Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Republika Srpska and the new government in North Macedonia — have already taken actions that have caused other EU member states to question their commitment to EU values, meaning there may be little Buda…