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The IndependentSunday, 24 May 2026
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EU membership can be fast-tracked top official says
As massive hold-ups at Dover cause French authorities to suspend the EU entry-exit system, the chair of the European delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Assembly says UK can be at front of the queue
The story frames the possibility of rejoining the EU as a pragmatic solution to current logistical border issues and reports on diplomatic openness to an accelerated process.
Following significant travel delays at the UK-France border, an EU official has suggested that the UK could return to the union more quickly than standard accession rules typically allow, challenging previous assumptions about the complexity of re-entry.
“front of the queue”
“Pro-EU integration focus”
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