EU reform: France, Germany confident on reaching agreement this year
EU reform: France, Germany confident on reaching agreement this year
The French and German ministers of state for Europe, Laurence Boone and Anna Lührmann, emphasised in an exclusive interview with EURACTIV that the two countries are confident that partial institutional reform of the EU will be possible within this year.
The French and German ministers of state for Europe, Laurence Boone and Anna Lührmann, emphasised in an exclusive interview with EURACTIV that the two countries are confident that partial institutional reform of the EU will be possible within this year.
SS: In a move to further European integration and reduce the ability of lone dissenters from stalling legislation, the heads of France and Germany are seeking to remove the unanimous agreement from EU votes. A qualified majority option would ensure that the top nations in the EU could pass through legislation without having smaller nations on board. This is intended to help expand the union, pass reforms and address stalled foreign policy goals. This move is expected to be met with backlash from nations like Hungary and Poland