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EU-uitbreiding weer bespreekbaar, maar wel eerst proefperiode voor nieuwe landen

NOS6 October 2026, 15:34 UTCUkraine

Jarenlang was het onderwerp onbespreekbaar in Brussel: het toelaten van nieuwe landen tot de Europese Unie. De laatste toetreding, die van Kroatië, dateert alweer uit 2013. De vrees is dat nieuwe landen vooral geld gaan kosten. Bovendien zijn er zorgen over de stabiliteit van nieuwkomers. Zullen zij zich wel aan de Europese regels blijven houden als ze eenmaal lid zijn? Maar sinds de oorlog in Oekraïne en de herverkiezing van Donald Trump groeit de steun voor nieuwe leden. "Een grotere Europese Unie geeft ons meer politiek en economisch gewicht in een wereld vol hevige concurrentie op

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