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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 https://www. theguardian.com/world/2026/o
The European Union is reportedly planning a 15-year probation period for countries joining the bloc, a rule widely framed as a response to Hungary's drift under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Under the proposal, new member states would face extended scrutiny of rule-of-law standards before gaining full rights, making it harder for a future government to erode democratic institutions after accession, as critics say has happened in Budapest.
Why now: Orbán's repeated clashes with Brussels over rule-of-law issues have made EU enlargement safeguards a hot topic.
European UnionViktor OrbánHungary
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