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

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Deutsche Welle

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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?

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  • Reported by Deutsche Welle and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:05:00 UTC.

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