Germany lobbies against EU veto

Hide from me these refractory member states that I cannot see. This is the ambition of certain countries – in this case, twelve including France – within the European Union. At their head, Germany. This Wednesday, May 6, during a speech at the 13th conference of the Konrad-Adenauer Foundation in Berlin, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul relaunched this idea, which our neighbors across the Rhine have been promoting for several years.

«&nbspGermany wants to drive change and play a decisive role within the EU&nbsp» and «&nbspBrussels must pick up the pace to achieve this, particularly in terms of foreign policy and common security&nbsp,” he said. In its sights, the right of veto which allows member states to block certain proposals in matters of foreign and tax policy, in particular. “&nbspWhat is the real objective of the principle of unanimity? This principle was established to guarantee the most sensitive basis of national sovereignty: foreign and defense policy&nbsp». Mais «&nbspwhat remains of this national sovereignty if its exercise can be blocked by a single member state? Nothing. She is reduced to nothing&nbsp”, estimates the German conservative, not sparing in sophisms.

The small states targeted

Germany then pleads for standardization of the qualified majority rule. On most files, it is already active. It only takes 55% of states representing 65% of the European population for a measure not eligible for a veto to be adopted. Berlin wants to prevent the EU from being “hostage-taking of national and foreign interests&nbsp”. Enough to bristle the least populated member states of the European zone. Or those losing influence, a category to which France now seems to belong – yet itself increasingly favorable to the suppression…