Politico: EU membership without full voting rights on the table to lift Orban's veto on Ukraine - ProtoThema English

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

74% : Meanwhile, the Commission is preparing to present the new enlargement package, which will include a proposal for institutional reforms to make the EU ready to welcome new members.
58% : Enlargement has become a strategic priority for the EU amid Vladimir Putin's policies.
55% : " Under the proposal, countries such as Ukraine, Moldova and Montenegro could join partially, enjoying the economic and institutional benefits of the EU without, however, having a veto.
55% : Hofreiter argued that the new plan "will ensure that the EU will remain functional even after enlargement".
53% : Montenegro's president, Jakov Milatovic, told Politico that "the last country to join the EU was Croatia ten years ago - and in the meantime the UK has left," adding that "it's time to revitalize the European idea.
52% : Brussels is considering a plan to allow countries such as Ukraine and Moldova to join with limited rights until institutional reforms in the Union are completed - Balkan reactions A proposal to allow new countries to join the European Union without full voting rights is being considered by the bloc in an attempt to overcome a veto by Hungary and other countries on Ukraine's membership and speed up the enlargement process.
48% : Austrian European Affairs Minister Claudia Plakolm warned that "unless the EU moves faster and more effectively, it will lose ground to third parties already waiting to take its place.
45% : Internal resistance and diplomatic concerns In the past, EU leaders have argued that such a review is necessary before any new enlargement, warning that the entry of countries such as Ukraine could cause an institutional deadlock.

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