US EditionEU executive weighs idea of quick, but limited membership for Ukraine
The European Commission plans phased EU membership for Ukraine to provide security guarantees and economic support amid peace negotiations, with full rights granted after transition periods.
- On Thursday, the European Commission in Brussels proposed tearing up Cold War accession rules with a two-tier model to fast-track Ukraine, Ursula von der Leyen linked accession to peace talks.
- Ukraine, which became a formal EU candidate soon after Russia's invasion, sees membership as key to recovery, while a US-led 20-point peace plan references Kyiv joining the EU and Zelenskiy accepting concessions if membership is promised.
- Under the plan, Kyiv would receive incremental access to parts of the EU single market, agricultural subsidies and internal development funds after meeting post-membership milestones, but initially lack normal voting rights at leaders' summits and ministerial meetings.
- Hungary has blocked progress by withholding approval on all 35 accession chapters, while many EU member states warn the two-tier model may disadvantage Montenegro and Albania.
- Critics warn the proposal risks destabilizing the EU, cheapening membership and raising questions about Bosnia, Turkey, Norway, and the United Kingdom under EU accession rules written more than 30 years ago.
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EU Weighs Fast-Track but Limited Membership for Ukraine
The European Commission is weighing a proposal to allow Ukraine to join the European Union under an accelerated and initially limited membership model, as Brussels explores ways to anchor Kyiv more firmly to the West amid ongoing peace discussions. Under the concept being examined by EU officials, Ukraine would gain early, phased access to selected EU institutions and parts of the bloc’s single market, while full membership rights—including voti…
Brussels develops plans to give up the EU enlargement system that is still in place during the Cold War to replace it with a two-level system that could speed up Ukraine's accession to...
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n1info.rsThe European Union (EU) is making proposals to abolish the accession system used since the Cold War, and to establish a controversial two-stage model that could speed up Ukraine's entry on the basis of a peace agreement with Russia, the British newspaper Financial Times writes today.
EU Mulls Ditching Accession System Used Since Cold War To Fast-Track Ukraine
EU Mulls Ditching Accession System Used Since Cold War To Fast-Track Ukraine When in doubt, just change the rules - or so goes the thinking in Brussels as it seeks to get creative on ways to allow Ukraine's quick accession to the European Union, despite it being consistently ranked among the most corrupt governments on earth. EU officials have described that a current plan being taken seriously is a 'limited' membership tier, part of a proposed …
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