EU Reform of Decision-Making Mechanisms: von der Leyen Calls for Abandoning the Veto Power

Van der Leyen has called on EU member states to give up the right of veto and the "unanimity" rule!

In her keynote speech to the European Parliament today, President of the European Commission, Van der Leyen, called on EU member states to abandon the right of veto when making foreign policy decisions. According to current EU rules, a decision can only be adopted if all EU member states agree unanimously.

Van der Leyen called on EU member states to free themselves from the constraints of consensus to speed up the decision-making process, "It is time to make foreign policy decisions based on a qualified majority!"

According to the EU treaty, giving up the right of veto and the "unanimity" rule must be agreed by all 26 member states "unanimously". From both a theoretical and practical perspective, it is impossible to achieve this goal.

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