# EU seeks ways to make expansion more palatable to members

https://mins.news/en/item/88456

- DW, 2026-10-06 18:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/eu-seeks-ways-to-make-expansion-more-palatable-to-members/a-79567297?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> The European Commission has proposed gradual integration for aspiring members, stronger safeguards for accession commitments and changes to voting rules. The measures aim to simplify enlargement while easing existing members’ concerns about the risks and costs. Ukraine is among the candidates seeking to join.

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