Posted on 10/06/2026 12:59:36 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
The European Commission proposed measures on Tuesday to prepare the EU to take in countries such as Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine and Moldova in coming years while trying to reassure existing members about potential political and economic costs.
The proposals by the European Union’s executive body reflect a renewed interest among EU members in expanding the 27-nation bloc, driven largely by Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and Kyiv’s desire to join the bloc as part of a peace settlement.
The proposed reforms include a measure to allow other EU countries to suspend a new member's voting rights during the first 15 years of membership if it stops adhering to the bloc’s values, and a plan to limit financial support to Ukraine’s large farming sector.
The Commission also proposed strengthening an existing policy of gradually integrating would-be members into EU programmes and economic sectors such as energy, transport, digital and defence. But countries would have to meet criteria for each scheme and align with the EU’s overall strategic direction.
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LOL.
They really really want to keep pushing Ukraine into the EU.
“… if it stops adhering to the bloc’s values…”
Got it.
“Democratic”
“if it stops adhering to the bloc’s values”
As best I can tell, the EU bloc’s “values” are pretty much limited to a commitment to destroy their own nations by open borders to some of the worst immigrants, particularly violent mohammedans.
How about democratic backsliding by old members like Germany, France, Spain, etc....or by the EU itself?
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