European Union countries propose plan to prevent single country veto blocking decision-making in Brussels by increasing abstention use and interpreting treaties more creatively, according to a draft letter seen by Euractiv

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At the initiative of Germany, 11 EU member states proposed a plan in a letter to Kallas to prevent a single country's veto from blocking action in Brussels in the future. Slovenia did not join the initiative, but advocates decision-making by consensus.

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Eleven member states of the European Union have sent a letter to the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaia Kalas, requesting the restriction of the use of the right of veto (veto) in decision-making within the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). The letter, which was seen by the CNA, bears the signatures of […] End to the veto on Common Foreign and Security Policy decisions, 11 MS ask Kalas

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According to the Euractiv portal, Berlin is coordinating a formal letter addressed to the head of EU diplomacy, Kaja Kallas. The main objective is to overcome the current paralysis linked to the principle of unanimity. The German proposal and the front of the big states The Berlin move aims to expand the practice of constructive abstention and to promote decision-making procedures [...] The article EU, Germany wants to abolish the veto: clash in…