The European Commission on Wednesday recommended that future members of the European Union should be gradually integrated into the bloc through a “reversible” process. The idea is “frontloading certain benefits and obligations of EU membership” before a country becomes a full member. Such “gradual integration” should be “merit-based and reversible,” said a commission report published on Wednesday. The commission is to ensure that “both the EU and future Member States are well-prepared” for enlargement. Previous waves of enlargement, from 2004 onwards, have included transition periods that allo…