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POLITICS● ELEVATEDOct 7 · Oct 7, 2026, 2:46 PM

EU hopefuls fear new safeguard plans could create second-class members

EuroNews [en] · eastern europe

EU candidate countries fear safeguards designed to prevent democratic backsliding, like a planned 15-year probation period, could create second-class membership and be used to exert political pressure.

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