Macron and Merz propose a #phased EU enlargement: #singlemarket access #before accession, conditional on a broad package of #reforms. For this to work, their plan needs to be coupled with António Costa’s call to curb #veto power that can stall reform progress.
Nina Vujanović
🔑 #Macron and #Merz need to tackle the veto to really unlock #EU enlargement
❌ The role of vetoes in the enlargement process be reviewed for any plan to jumpstart progress to be effective.
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A Franco-German plan to ease EU candidates into the single market should be accompanied by a reduction in the veto rights of current members
