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Ukraine's accelerated candidacy has hastened the EU's need to implement comprehensive reforms, including treaty reform and changes to the bloc's voting structure.
EU governments are far from agreement on any of them. The EU decides on most things by qualified majority, but on foreign and security policy, taxes, EU finances, some areas of justice and home affairs, social security, enlargement and changes to EU treaties, a single veto can scuttle change. Unanimity is already difficult among the 27 EU members and if eight candidate countries join, unanimity among 35 would be even harder.
“Ukraine may indeed become a member of the EU in 2030 if both sides do their homework," European Council President Charles Michel said.
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EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrell wants to set a date for candidate countries such as Ukraine to join the bloc, Dutch newspaper Leidsch Dagblad reported on Aug. 31.