A multi-speed EU simply means that some members have political control over other members, enshrined in the legislation. The current situation, where domination is achieved through more indirect means is no longer sufficient for some people, they now want legal guarantees that it will exist in perpetuity.
Some of the news that he shared:
1. Macron suggests “multi-speed” EU for integrating Ukraine, Moldova, and Western Balkans.
2. Reform needed; managing 32-35 countries more challenging than current 27.
3. Multi-speed Europe would have focused groups for specific policy areas.
4. Macron to elaborate more on EU reform soon.
5. Ukraine and Moldova granted EU candidate status in June.
6. Strong support for Ukraine against Russia expressed.
I reckon this isn’t great for the Balkans. It suggests that powerhouses like France, Germany, and the Netherlands would dominate the EU. Meanwhile, Eastern European nations like Romania and Bulgaria could end up in a secondary tier. As for Western Balkan countries like Albania and Macedonia, they might have to wait longer to join, and even then, they’d likely be placed in that second tier as well.
I’m completely disappointed from reading this.
Also, good way to make sure if, by some miracle, the UK rejoined, they’d not be able to just veto everything.
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Shitshow part 2 incoming
A multi-speed EU simply means that some members have political control over other members, enshrined in the legislation. The current situation, where domination is achieved through more indirect means is no longer sufficient for some people, they now want legal guarantees that it will exist in perpetuity.
Some of the news that he shared:
1. Macron suggests “multi-speed” EU for integrating Ukraine, Moldova, and Western Balkans.
2. Reform needed; managing 32-35 countries more challenging than current 27.
3. Multi-speed Europe would have focused groups for specific policy areas.
4. Macron to elaborate more on EU reform soon.
5. Ukraine and Moldova granted EU candidate status in June.
6. Strong support for Ukraine against Russia expressed.
I reckon this isn’t great for the Balkans. It suggests that powerhouses like France, Germany, and the Netherlands would dominate the EU. Meanwhile, Eastern European nations like Romania and Bulgaria could end up in a secondary tier. As for Western Balkan countries like Albania and Macedonia, they might have to wait longer to join, and even then, they’d likely be placed in that second tier as well.
I’m completely disappointed from reading this.
Also, good way to make sure if, by some miracle, the UK rejoined, they’d not be able to just veto everything.
This dude and his napoleon complex.