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11 EU countries demand end to 'obstructive' vetoes on foreign policy (www.euronews.com)
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Austria, Denmark, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain and Sweden are pushing to explore the idea of moving from unanimity to qualified majority in foreign policy.

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[–] [S] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You should put more thought into the arguments you make, because clearly 11 members would.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

    Cool, in the EU all countries have veto power. In the UN, all permanent members of the security council have veto power. You just need one of them to refuse to give up that power. In the EU, I believe this could somewhat work, but in the UN ? No way the US, China, Russia, France or the UK would give it up without leaving the institution.

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