Select whether the EU new member states in haste? France proposed a major overhaul of enlargement, support for member states

French proposal to the EU a big change in the new member candidates selected illegally. According to the proposal, the selection process should be a seven-tier model, where the candidate proceeds to the next membership stage only after fulfilling strict conditions.

French is the president sector Emmanuel macron under the leadership been critical of the EU enlargement. It hinders, inter alia, the opening of accession negotiations in Northern Macedonia and with Albania.

Macronin doubting the paternity of the background is that the earlier enlargement was done fast, critics, even in haste.

in Eastern and Western Europe between chasm view, for example, the EU's top jobs when filling in the summer.

in the EU's member states now 28, when they are still in the beginning of the millennium was only 15. The larger the union becomes, the harder it is to form a politically cohesive union.

the French just deepened political cooperation and the European sovereignty is important, and Macron has been talking about it (you move to another service) consistent with the president came after the Balkan countries with regard to membership.

France also wants to ensure that the new member candidates are weeding out corruption and crime effectively – the EU rule of law principles now violate the countries are just newcomers. Membership waiting countries are also the current member states the poorer ones, which puts pressure on the union budget.

"Now expected the new commission to initiate"

the EU-countries of the european ministers on Tuesday to convene in Brussels Finnish Margaret Davis (sd.) under the leadership of. The international media questions at the meeting (you move to another service) davis to concern almost exclusively the French show.

Davis says the show wasn't on the agenda, although the enlargement of the overall situation was at the meeting to the present.

the French proposal is welcome. Member states have their own proposals, but we have to wait until the new commission is in office, Davis said. The general rule is that the commission is the EU's exclusive right of initiative.

Davis, part of the other EU countries support the Tuesday meeting at the French show and part of it was the "worries" of the presentation of the relationship.

French european minister of Amélie de Montchalin said of the meeting when leaving (you move to another service), that the new commission is expected to prepare a presentation of the enlargement negotiations on the reform of the.

– Member states requested the commission to prepare by January 2020 presentation, which made the negotiation process more effective, more understandable and more concrete, de Montchalin described.

membership can be also canceled

the EU countries jakamassaan paper in French presented that the negotiations of the country to participate in the partly EU activities already during the negotiations.

for Example, Politico-the online magazine has published a French proposal, you can read it here (you move to another service).

French view, the new membership process should be based on four principles. The accession should be not only gradual and strictly laid down, it should also be able to cancel if necessary during negotiations.

Better safeguards should be in French opinion, to get also to the fact that the candidate countries the financial support can really make a difference to the current union and donor countries.

for Example, the EU.no digiasioissa such as cellphones roaming in or study of the candidate countries to participate in EU co-operation already in membership negotiations in their early stages. Common internal market they participate in only when you are already close to full membership.

Eight country support?

French european affairs minister de Montchalin said the international media that the country had at least eight other EU country support (switch to another service)idea. Also Denmark and the Netherlands are cooperating in their membership talks in Northern Macedonia and with Albania.

the Decision of the membership negotiations of the initiation was one of the Finnish presidency aims. Now the decision will move at least next spring. In the waiting room are also in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia.

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