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EU should drop unanimity rule in foreign policy - Italy PM Draghi

  • By Al Mayadeen Net
  • Source: Agencies
  • 3 May 2022 22:50
2 Min Read

Speaking before European lawmakers in Strasbourg, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi called for the EU to give up its unanimity requirement on foreign policy decisions.

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  • Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi delivering a statement before he met with the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, March 7, 2022(REUTERS)
    Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi delivering a statement before he met with the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, March 7, 2022 (REUTERS)

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi spoke before European lawmakers in Strasbourg on Tuesday and proposed that the European Union abandon the unanimity requirement toward "pragmatic federalism" on resolutions that affect security, economy, and energy for a more effective decision-making mechanism.

Draghi told the European Parliament, "We need to move forward from the principle of unanimity, which leads to a logic of intergovernmental decisions, to decisions taken on the basis of qualified majority."
 
The EU rules require unanimity on decisions that affect its security, foreign policy, and the accession of member states. Draghi argued that "A Europe which is capable of taking rapid decisions is a Europe that is more credible towards its citizens and to the rest of the world."

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