But here’s the bottleneck:
#Unanimity makes #EUenlargement slow, fragile, and vulnerable to vetoes — undermining both credibility and effectiveness in a new geopolitical context.

But here’s the bottleneck:
#Unanimity makes #EUenlargement slow, fragile, and vulnerable to vetoes — undermining both credibility and effectiveness in a new geopolitical context.

Ukraine continues to make progress in its bid to join the EU. VictorOrban continues to exercise his veto power to block it. #Unanimity is a great theoretical goal, but its requirement in both the UN & EU has proven its immense danger.

Governments are often way too slow of reacting on issues in general, except the ones only politicians care about. Unanimity is not the reason of slow decision-making,
@robjetten.bsky.social, but political will is.

Undermining #unanimity is undermining #democracy at #EU level.

I explained that all 27 EU member states must agree before a country becomes a candidate, opens accession talks, or is finally admitted as a member. This #unanimity has already proven a costly obstacle for North Macedonia, Ukraine and Moldova.

Ukraine continues to make progress in its bid to join the EU. VictorOrban continues to exercise his veto power to block it. #Unanimity is a great theoretical goal, but its requirement in both the UNSecurityCouncil & EU has proven its immense danger.

"Once there is #unanimity in the Council, the space for Parliament to influence the debate [on the #MFF] is limited. That's why Parliament needs to come early in the debates."

- Klaus Welle, Former Secretary-General of the @europarl.europa.eu

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What about the numbers? #Montenegro wants to join by end 2026, #Albania end of 2027. What did COM Kos say? “Candidates matched their ambitions w/ reforms” However, as #unanimity is needed in the Council there is still a long road ahead.

CYPRIOT PRE-PRESIDENCY CONFERENCE | DAY 1 YouTube video by Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA)

"The EU has to fix the problem of #unanimity in its foreign policy. It must also set realistic objectives and provide ambitious means to reach them", says @cerianbond.bsky.social, Deputy Director, @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social.

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Cardinal Parolin: Cardinal Pietro Parolin, speaking in Naples at the opening of the 75th National Liturgical Week, expresses his deep concern over the Israeli bombing ...

“We are appalled by what is happening in #Gaza, despite the #condemnation of the whole #world,” Cardinal Parolin said, noting that “there is a #unanimity in condemning what is taking place.”
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Unanimity on 16-hour discussion on Operation Sindoor in LS on July 28: Kiren Rijiju New Delhi, July 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday expressed hope that the Parliament would function smoothly next week as the government and the Opposition have agreed to take up a special 16-hour discussion on Operation Sindoor in Lok Sabha from July 28. Speaking to reporters, Rijiju said there will be a 16-hour special discussion on Operation Sindoor in Lok Sabha and there will be another 16-hour discussion in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

Unanimity on 16-hour discussion on Operation Sindoor in LS on July 28: Kiren Rijiju #Unanimity #OperationSindoor #LS #JulyKirenRijiju #socialnewsxyz

EU 'without Ukraine' — Hungary's Orban posts list of demands to Brussels Orban named 12 demands, the last of which reads: "A Union, but without Ukraine." His other demands include banning "the unnatural re-education of our children" and protecting "Europe’s Christian herit...

Time has long passed for #Hungary to be subject to #TFEU #Article7 and the removal of #VotingRights
It is time for either #Unanimity or #Expulsion
#Hungary & indeed #Slovakia must make a choice.
Their future lies with #EU?
Or as satellites of #Russia
Not both!

kyivindependent.com/eu-without-u...

This is a genuine question for which I don’t have an answer. But we will not solve the #Orban problem just by moving from #unanimity to #QMV. It is much deeper than that and we need to think of options on how to move forward if countries like Slovakia will block any action on Hungary.

Lukashenko wins Belarus election as protests sweep the country The crackdown after the election is putting pressure on the EU to act.

Once again, the EU’s #unanimity rule is a barrier to #democracy, as #Hungary seems poised to oppose sanctions on #Belarus & #Lukaschenko.
@EmmanuelMacron & co., if you want a strong and sovereign Europe, unanimity is your real fight!
#IamEuropean

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The real meaning of #unanimity: the more money you block for everyone (cf. health, innovation, etc.), the more money you also pocket for yourself.
🇳🇱🇦🇹🇩🇰🇸🇪 have done quite well for themselves.
#IamEuropean #euco

This is why no country has ever sustained a legislature that worked with #unanimity. Parliaments make laws and they are based on majority rule and compromise. Blocking everything when you are in a minority is not democracy, it's not even smart; politics is a two-way street. #euco

"Asked what Macron would choose to tackle if he could just push through one reform next year, @CBeaune answers “migration.”" For that and many other topics, it is essential to do away with #consensus and #unanimity. I do not recall @EmmanuelMacron supporting this change. Does he?

As often, the #unanimity rule on the @EUCouncil means that any country has the power to oppose a major proposal supported by everyone else — or at least remove key parts of it. This is not #democracy and is not sustainable. We need #EUreform and majority decisions. #IamEuropean

It had become clear that “a unanimous and punctual obedience of 13 independent bodies to the acts of the federal government ought not to be calculated on.”
It is time to do away with the #unanimity and #consensus in the #EuropeanCouncil. #EUCO #EUisthenewUS [2/2]