Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 days agoSurprising Share Of Canadians Support EU Membershipcanadianpolling.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
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minus-squareFabian@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 days agoAs the parliament says In order to apply for EU membership, a country has to be European and respect the EU’s democratic values https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/article/20180126STO94113/enlargement-how-do-countries-join-the-eu Since according to Article 49 The applicant country must […] be a European state; https://publications.europa.eu/resource/cellar/0ae670d2-1ece-4994-b1e3-adda39e1c6de.0006.03/DOC_1
minus-squareSheenSquelcher@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day ago respect the EU’s democratic values Just like Hungary does?
minus-squareAceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoThey did when they got in. The problem is that it’s impossible to kick out a member if they stop respecting the EU’s democratic values whilst being a member.
As the parliament says
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/article/20180126STO94113/enlargement-how-do-countries-join-the-eu
Since according to Article 49
https://publications.europa.eu/resource/cellar/0ae670d2-1ece-4994-b1e3-adda39e1c6de.0006.03/DOC_1
Just like Hungary does?
They did when they got in.
The problem is that it’s impossible to kick out a member if they stop respecting the EU’s democratic values whilst being a member.