While I am very supportive of the ideas around gradual integration and the 'associate membership' for Ukraine, I am personally quite sceptical of this:
First, decision-making power is THE core of being an EU member. Without it, you really create second class membership and democracy issues.
Nicolai von Ondarza
To understand how much Orbán has inspired the joint document, one of the ideas is a dedicated safeguard on the principle of sincere cooperation, the very one that Orbán was accused of breaching when he vetoed the €90 billion for Ukraine earlier this year.
Jorge Liboreiro
Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg want tougher safeguards for new EU countries to avoid a repeat of the Orbán era.
The joint proposal pitches a "non-regression clause", a faster Article 7 and a pause on veto right.
I have all the details.
Jorge Liboreiro
Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg want stronger safeguards to act faster against democratic and legal breaches in future EU members. The proposal reflects the lessons learned fr...
