New EU Members Face 15-Year Probation Period After Joining the Bloc
The package would let the EU cut funding and suspend voting rights for new members that breach bloc values or weaken decision-making.
- On Tuesday, the Commission proposed institutional "safeguards" that could strip new member states of voting rights up to 15 years after joining the European Union.
- Addressing Article 7 limitations, the Commission developed this procedure after Viktor Orb's Hungary blocked Ukraine's accession process, showing the existing treaty provision takes too long.
- Triggered by serious breaches affecting the European Union's functioning, the procedure lasts 15 years after accession and requires new members to refrain from using unanimity on bilateral issues.
- Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos introduced "gradual integration," allowing candidates meeting rule-of-law criteria early access to Erasmus and Frontex participation.
- The Commission intends to embed these safeguards in Montenegro's negotiating chapter by early November, aiming to prevent bilateral disputes like Bulgaria's blocking of North Macedonia.
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Proposals over EU policies for future candidate countries
Future EU candidate countries will have to more strictly align with the bloc's policies ahead of joining in the wake of persistent rule of law conflicts between recent arrivals and established member states, according to new plans proposed by the European Commission.
El Periódico
The European Union is formally preparing to host new countries, with Montenegro on the front line, and the European Commission has proposed on Thursday a reform that limits decisions that require unanimity, allows the progressive entry of new Member States, but also withdraws the right to vote from new governments that violate Community rules.
In response to the concerns of the Member States, it proposes to establish institutional and sectoral safeguard clauses, but it also wants to make the approximation tangible for the candidate countries ...
The European Commission today tabled a package of new regulations and stronger safeguards for future EU enlargement. The initiative aims to ensure that the accession of new Member States does not undermine the rule of law, the efficiency and the Union's decision-making capacity. The proposed package of measures will form the basis for the strategic debate of Member States on Enlargement and the necessary reforms, also in view of the European C…
It is proposed that existing sectoral controls, in the areas of economy, internal market, justice and home affairs, can be activated for up to 15 years after EU accession, compared to the current three-year period. The post Commission proposes stronger safeguards for a future EU enlargement appeared first on in.gr.
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