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German Foreign Minister Highlights EU Unanimity Rule Risks

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul warned that the EU's unanimity rule could threaten the bloc's security, urging a shift to qualified majority voting. He emphasized the urgency of quick decision-making in foreign policy matters, highlighting support from 12 member states and the ongoing effort to convince skeptics.

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Is There a Struggle for Supremacy in the EU?

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadeful has called on the European Union to abolish the unanimity principle in decision-making.

9 days ago·Belgrade, Serbia

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Telegrafi

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Germany Calls for End to EU Unanimity Rule to Stop Decision-Making 'Stalemate'

Speaking in Berlin, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul called for the EU's unanimity principle to be scrapped. Instead, a "qualified majority" should suffice, he said at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation on Wednesday. The move would effectively abolish the veto right that currently allows any one of the 27 member states to block major decisions, making consensus "significantly" easier. However, unanimity, Wadephul said, would continue to be th…

10 days ago

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The Head of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs Proposed that the Principle of Unanimous Decision-Making in the European Union Should Be Abandoned.

German Foreign Minister Johann Vadeful proposed to reform the EU, in particular by abandoning the principle of unanimous decision-making by all EU member countries.

10 days ago·Riga, Latvia

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