EU Expansion Plan for Ukraine Under Threat

Ursula von der Leyen's plans to accelerate Ukraine's and other candidate countries' accession to the EU may not be realized.

Consensus

Ursula von der Leyen’s plan to accelerate EU expansion faces challenges due to lack of agreement among all 27 EU member states.
The European Commission is preparing reform proposals on accession rules to be presented at the 15 October summit.
The proposed reforms aim to define rights and obligations of future members and introduce mechanisms to limit their ability to block EU decisions.
Previous attempts to speed up accession have faced resistance, and EU member states have called for revisions.
Hungary has not agreed to open all negotiation clusters with Ukraine and Moldova.
Final decisions on EU expansion require unanimous support from member states.

The European Commission is preparing proposals to change accession rules, which may not gain approval from all EU states, threatening accelerated progress for Ukraine and other candidates. — kommersant
The European Commission aims to reduce concerns about decision-making complexity and resource distribution after expansion through the proposed reforms. — vm
In March, envoys of EU countries asked the head of the cabinet of the President of the European Commission, Björn Zaiher, to revise the previous acceleration plan, calling it unworkable. — kommersant
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić stated that Belgrade will do everything possible to help Ukraine join the EU as soon as possible. — vm