布鲁塞尔，9月29日电——据路透社查阅的一份草案文件，欧盟委员会正推动采取相关措施，以保护欧盟，防止未来成员国削弱民主制度，进而阻止其对决定行使否决权。
BRUSSELS, Sept 29 - The European Commission is pitching measures to protect the EU from any efforts by future members to weaken democratic structures and prevent them vetoing decisions, according to a draft document seen by Reuters.
随着黑山、阿尔巴尼亚、乌克兰和摩尔多瓦的加入欧盟申请取得进展，该集团正在研究扩大的影响，以及是否需要改变针对新成员国的规则。
As Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine and Moldova make progress on their European Union accession bids, the bloc is examining the implications of expansion and whether to change its rules for new members.
欧盟委员会在一份关于为扩大后的欧盟做准备的草案文件中写道：“扩容让欧洲更强大。成员规模扩大，也会对决策、行政管理、执法、基础设施和资金保障提出更高要求。”这份草案仍可能修改，是欧盟委员会预计下周提出的一揽子方案的一部分。
"Enlargement strengthens Europe," the Commission wrote in a draft document on preparing for a bigger EU. "A larger membership also places greater demands on decision-making, administration, enforcement, infrastructure and financing." The draft, which could still be changed, is part of a package the Commission is expected to present next week.
在该集团因维克托·欧尔班治下的匈牙利而陷入困境后，欧盟各国政府已表示，希望尽量降低新成员导致民主倒退和外交政策转向所带来的风险。欧尔班执政16年后，已于4月被选下台。
EU governments have signalled that they want to minimise the risks from any democratic backsliding and foreign policy shifts by new members following the bloc’s difficulties with Hungary under Viktor Orban, voted out in April after 16 years in charge.
一些政府还寻求保护现有成员国的企业和公民，使其免受扩大成员规模所造成的任何突然变化。
Some governments are also seeking to shield businesses and citizens in existing member states from any abrupt shifts as a result of enlargement.
欧盟委员会正考虑提出新的工具，其中包括一项“临时政治承诺”。根据这一承诺，新成员将发表声明，承诺在限定期限内不反对以共识方式作出的决定。
The Commission is considering proposing new tools, including a “temporary political commitment” where a new member would make a declaration that, for a limited period, it would not oppose consensus decisions.
欧盟委员会还在考虑设置一项保障条款，允许现有成员国在某个新成员加入后的一段时期内，通过“合格多数”暂停其包括投票权在内的各项权利。这需要27个成员国中的15个成员国同意，且这些国家须代表该集团65%的人口。
It is considering a safeguard clause that, for a period after accession, would allow existing member states to suspend a new member's rights, including voting rights, with a “qualified majority” of 15 of the 27 members, representing 65% of the bloc's population.
欧盟委员会的文件称，新的入盟条约可在劳工自由流动和农业等领域纳入有期限的保障条款。
New accession treaties could include time-limited safeguards in areas such as free movement of workers and agriculture, the Commission document said.
欧盟委员会还重申呼吁成员国，允许在制裁等问题上采用合格多数表决，以使欧盟决策更容易——而匈牙利过去经常在这一领域动用其否决权。
The Commission also reiterated its call for member states to make decision-making in the EU easier by allowing qualified-majority votes on issues such as sanctions - an area where Hungary often made use of its veto.
作为欧盟执行机构，欧盟委员会补充强调：“更多采用合格多数表决，应辅以针对国家根本利益的适当保障措施。”
The Commission, the EU executive, added the rider that “greater use of qualified-majority voting should be accompanied by appropriate safety measures for essential national interests”.
该文件还呼吁采取更加系统化的做法，在未来成员国正式加入之前，逐步将其纳入欧盟各项计划，尤其是在国防、能源和运输等领域。
The document also calls for a more systematic approach to gradual integration of future members into EU programs before they formally join, notably in areas such as defence, energy and transport.