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European Commission proposes changes to prepare for EU enlargement
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Eight countries currently have formal EU candidate status.
The European Commission published proposals to make future EU enlargement easier while addressing governance and decision-making concerns. They include gradual integration, strategic-alignment conditions, qualified-majority voting for some steps and a proposed 15-year safeguard period for new members.
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The European Commission published a document titled “Preparing for a wider Union.”
“The European Commission on Tuesday published a document called "Preparing for a wider Union,"”
The European Commission proposed gradual and accelerated integration for EU candidate countries, subject to conditions and possible reversal.
2 of 2 sources“the Commission is proposing gradual integration, which means that these countries could be granted some of the benefits of membership before joining”