The European Union (EU) is developing new enlargement conditions for future members, which provide for a number of significant restrictions for countries for a period of 5 to 15 years. Among these restrictions is the deprivation of the right of veto, European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos announced, also referring to Ukraine and Moldova.

This will be a new generation of EU membership treaties, which will include new protective guarantees that will ensure that the right of veto is not used, in order to be sure that new members will follow European rules even after 5, 10, or 15 years, Kos noted, answering the question whether the EU is concerned that Ukraine could use the right of veto uncontrollably after accession.

In June 2022, the EU granted Ukraine and Moldova candidate status for membership. The EU has repeatedly acknowledged that this decision was largely symbolic, aimed at supporting these two countries in their confrontation with Russia.