Deutschland fordert ein Ende der EU-Einstimmigkeitsregel, um den „Stillstand“ des Blocks zu verhindern
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/07/germany-calls-for-end-to-eu-unanimity-rule-to-stop-decision-making-standstill
Von A_Lazko
Deutschland fordert ein Ende der EU-Einstimmigkeitsregel, um den „Stillstand“ des Blocks zu verhindern
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/07/germany-calls-for-end-to-eu-unanimity-rule-to-stop-decision-making-standstill
Von A_Lazko
30 Kommentare
Good.
That would lead to a tyranny of the majority. Especially for the richer countries.
I can’t see how this is a good thing. Surely it will get things moving faster, but faster doesn’t mean better
The EU isn’t a democracy its a collection of equal sovereigns that’s why we have unionimty.
This will fail because of… you guessed it!
It’s not that surprising either, as it was one of the core tenets for the Union. Initially put in place to protect national sovereignty (among other things). The barrier to entry would otherwise have been significantly higher for new members, I think – and for the Bloc to accept new members as well.
The solution is still a Europe of two speeds. Make a small club of the willing, reform, and if it’s a success, others will join.
Great, let’s get going 🇪🇺
This is more likely to cause nations to leave the EU in the long run.
I feel like the good middle point would be to require a supermajority, aka 75%, to pass, so things can’t be blocked by just one country
The EU that can overrule most national laws of its member countries, with this change then even if a country doesn’t want it?
The EU that already can push new laws through a rejection of its parliament, just by trying more than once?
The EU that has a commission at its core that always was criticized for its missing democratic legitimacy?
The EU that spirals more and more into authoritative surveillance?
Easier said, than done.
They just wanna revoke every climate and environment regulation but nordic countries and France+Spain wont vote for it
Certain things that Germany doesn’t like may then also be passed.
The unanimity rule was established back when the EU was small. It doesn’t really work for such a large organisation like it is today.
This is a non-starter. Zero chance of this happening. Enhanced cooperation and a reformed budget is what they should be focusing on. Both are in their priorities, as written in the article, but there is zero chance of the veto being abolished, so there’s no point in wasting political capital on it.
Absolutely not. At least not in crucial issues.
Some type of supermajority threshold seems like the obvious way to go
Correct, this 100% works with maybe 10-15 countries. When You have close to 30, the propability for 1 or 2 idiots in the punch is too high.
Absolutely – lets get this done while people can still recall how many problems Hungary was able to cause for 10 years
Unanimity reform isn’t needed when sovereign EU states can just agree to act collectively on goals they all agree on. The veto is a sovereign right, removing it only promotes euroscepticism. A coalition of the willing can act decisively without infringing on the sovereignty of states that do not want to participate.
FO… is all what I would say to this
Edit: before political union, we need fiscal one.
Meaning all our public debts should be merged together, and Germany that has 65% debt to GDP should take a share of France’s 118% debt, Italy’s 140% debt to gdp, etc
They’re gonna have to vote unanimously to get this passed so it won’t.
Should be 80%
One bumfuckle country full of hicks being able to veto everything and anything was an asinine thing to start in the first place.
Why would countries hand over their policy to a vote by other countries, especially if you’re a smaller country?
Yes please, I really don’t want for our government to take on Hungary’s old role.
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Just make smaller unions first. This is a fundamental fault of the european legal system.
How about letting the actual f’ing parliament decide stuff.
Votes need something extra – like different weights for votes that affect some countries more than others.
If strengthening border with Russia would be voted for, Latvia should have more weight than Spain, for example.