7 October 2026
EU enlargement: European Commission tables reforms to prepare bloc for new members

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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