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EU plans 15-year probation period for new member states
Original: ‘No more Viktor Orbán’: EU plans 15-year probation period for new member states
The European Union is drawing up plans to impose a 15-year probation period on countries joining the bloc, under which new members would face extended scrutiny before fully enjoying membership rights. The proposal is framed as a response to concerns about democratic backsliding once countries are inside the EU, with the Guardian headline invoking Hungary's Viktor Orbán as a cautionary example of what Brussels wants to prevent in future accessions.
Why now: Fears of democratic backsliding, exemplified by Hungary under Viktor Orbán, are driving EU reform of its enlargement process.
European UnionViktor OrbánHungary
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