Friedrich Merz has proposed to grant "associate EU membership" to Ukraine. It would include:
- Participation in EU institutions without voting rights
- Step-by-step access to EU-funded programmes
- Mutual assistance under Article 42.7
- Snap-back mechanism in case of backsliding
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The "associate membership" envisioned by Friedrich Merz would allow Ukraine to request assistance from other EU countries against a Russian attack. This, Merz says, would create a "substantial securit...