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EU could deny new member states veto rights as bloc pushes for enlargement
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IMHO the EU has enormously contributed to global peace, but does have its issues. Those biggest deficiencies within the EU I think, are twofold:
For example, the European Commission tried to push privatisation of state-owned railway companies in the NL. The problem is that with privatisation, lines that are unprofitable, would be cut โ even if they emancipated the populace's mobility. Ticket prices also would increase, and they're already fairly expensive. So the Netherlands instead decided, to pay the (unnecessary) penalty, rather than privatise. Worth it, imho.
A for-profit model is simply not suitable alone - it always needs regulation. Crucially, models should never focus on profit when they affect public utilities, natural resources, and sectors with regard to domestic and international trade, because otherwise they will lead to increasing poverty for whoever is not straight up an oligarch.
Norway, Switzerland, and Iceland effectively are already non-voting members of the EU, mainly due to the application of EU law through the EFTA relabelling them as such (except for agriculture and fishery, which largely remains theirs).
In my perspective, it's worth giving Norway and Iceland a temporary opt-out on the fishery and agricultural regards, or at least better conditions for transition.
I also think that for these countries to join, the EU must be made to be agnostic in terms of economic models. Foster cooperation, but do not discriminate against oligarch-resistent models.