EU enlargement: European Commission tables reforms to prepare bloc for new members

October 6, 2026 · 2:38 pm 3 sources

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• ‘No more Viktor Orbán: EU plans 15-year probation period for new member states
  The Guardian · October 6, 2026 14:38
  Enlargement commissioner Marta Kos outlines proposed safeguards to protect EU from undemocratic leaders The European Commission wants to ensure there is no repeat Viktor Orbán among the next generation of EU member states, as it set out plans to prepare for the bloc’s enlargement into eastern…

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• EU seeks ways to make expansion more palatable to members
  Deutsche Welle · October 6, 2026 18:02
  The European Commission has put forward ideas it hopes will both ease the EU expansion process and allay concerns among existing members. Several countries, not least war-torn Ukraine, are among the candidates.
• EU enlargement: European Commission tables reforms to prepare bloc for new members
  Deutsche Welle · October 7, 2026 15:05
  The European Commission is proposing earlier access to EU markets for candidate countries, new voting rules to reduce vetoes and extra safeguards for a bigger bloc. But is the reform fair — or even feasible?