据新闻媒体Politico获得的一份欧盟委员会草案显示，欧盟正准备在候选国正式加入之前，为其提供逐步进入欧盟单一市场和研究项目的机会。
The European Union is preparing to offer candidate countries gradual access to its single market and research programs before full membership, according to a draft European Commission proposal obtained by news outlet Politico.
该提案设想候选国在努力实现正式成员资格的过程中，通过加强贸易联系以及参与研究、创新和工业项目，实现与欧盟单一市场的“逐步融合”。
The proposal envisages the “gradual integration” of candidate countries into the EU’s single market, including closer trade links and participation in research, innovation and industrial programs, as they work toward full membership, Politico reported Wednesday.
草案指出，单一市场是经济趋同的首要任务，更早的融合可以加强欧洲价值链并减少战略依赖。
“The single market is the first priority for economic convergence,” the draft review says, adding that earlier integration could strengthen European value chains and reduce strategic dependencies.
该文件建议，在候选国表现出监管一致性和足够的执行能力，特别是在支持加入欧盟准备工作并符合共同经济和战略利益的领域，可以进行更深层次的参与。
The document proposes deeper participation where candidate countries demonstrate regulatory alignment and sufficient enforcement capacity, particularly in areas that support preparations for EU accession and serve shared economic and strategic interests.
在该框架下，候选国还需在外交和安全政策上与欧盟保持更紧密的一致。
Under the proposed framework, countries would also be expected to align more closely with EU foreign and security policies.
如果候选国未能满足包括民主改革和符合欧盟战略利益在内的必要条件，这种准入可能会受到限制或被撤销。
Access could be limited or withdrawn if countries fail to meet the required conditions, including democratic reforms and alignment with the bloc’s strategic interests.
此外，欧盟委员会正在考虑在目前需要一致通过的领域更广泛地使用特定多数表决制，以应对欧盟扩大后可能出现的决策延迟或阻碍风险。
The European Commission is also considering wider use of qualified majority voting in areas currently subject to unanimity. The draft says the risk of delays or blockages could increase as EU membership expands.
草案还提到了所谓的“桥梁条款”，即在不正式修改欧盟条约的情况下，将某些决策从一致通过转为多数表决，这可能适用于制裁、应对人权危机和部署民事任务等领域。不过，激活这些条款本身仍需欧盟成员国的一致批准。
It also refers to so-called “passerelle clauses,” which can allow certain decisions to shift from unanimity to majority voting without formally amending the EU treaties. Such mechanisms could potentially be used in areas including sanctions, responses to human rights crises and the deployment of civilian missions. However, activating the clauses themselves requires unanimous approval from EU member states.
欧盟领导人定于10月15日至16日在布鲁塞尔举行峰会，讨论扩大规模及欧盟未来的制度安排。
EU leaders are due to discuss enlargement and the bloc’s future institutional arrangements at a summit in Brussels on Oct. 15-16.