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Veza85UE<p>This is a fun tool if you want to look under the hood of the EU <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/QMV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>QMV</span></a> v. <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/unanimity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>unanimity</span></a> debate and see how the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EU</span></a> consensus sausage gets made. First conclusion seems to be: there&#39;s A LOT of it, our governments don&#39;t like outvoting each other, the only way you land in that 20% outvoted bracket is by being Viktor Orbán, PiS or the UK under pretty much any government (DeGaulle was right, not exactly news...)</p>
Veza85UE<p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/WTFistheCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WTFistheCouncil</span></a> bros we&#39;re so back! </p><p><a href="https://www.swp-berlin.org/en/publication/eu-council-monitor" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">swp-berlin.org/en/publication/</span><span class="invisible">eu-council-monitor</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/UE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UE</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Uni%C3%B3nEuropea" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UniónEuropea</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EUpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EUpol</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/europolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>europolitics</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/CounciloftheEU" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CounciloftheEU</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/QMV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>QMV</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EUreform" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EUreform</span></a></p>
EURACTIV Politics<p>Poland can strengthen the EU’s geopolitical role against Russia. <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/eu-institutions/opinion/polands-role-in-strengthening-the-eus-geopolitical-role-against-russia/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euractiv.com/section/eu-instit</span><span class="invisible">utions/opinion/polands-role-in-strengthening-the-eus-geopolitical-role-against-russia/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EUforeignpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EUforeignpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/QMV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>QMV</span></a></p>
EURACTIV Global Europe<p>Poland can strengthen the EU’s geopolitical role against Russia. <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/eu-institutions/opinion/polands-role-in-strengthening-the-eus-geopolitical-role-against-russia/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euractiv.com/section/eu-instit</span><span class="invisible">utions/opinion/polands-role-in-strengthening-the-eus-geopolitical-role-against-russia/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EUforeignpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EUforeignpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/QMV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>QMV</span></a></p>
Der (europäische) Föderalist<p>D(e)F: More democracy through more majority decisions: Why the abolition of national veto rights increases the legitimacy of the EU</p><p>By Julian Plottka</p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EUreform" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EUreform</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EUdemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EUdemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/NoVeto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoVeto</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/QMV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>QMV</span></a> <br /><a href="https://www.foederalist.eu/2023/03/julian-plottka-qmv-democracy.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">foederalist.eu/2023/03/julian-</span><span class="invisible">plottka-qmv-democracy.html</span></a></p>
Der (europäische) Föderalist<p>D(e)F: Mehr Demokratie durch mehr Mehrheitsentscheide: Warum die Abschaffung nationaler Vetorechte die Legitimität der EU erhöht</p><p>Von Julian Plottka </p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EUreform" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EUreform</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EUdemokratie" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EUdemokratie</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/NoVeto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoVeto</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/QMV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>QMV</span></a> <br /><a href="https://www.foederalist.eu/2023/03/julian-plottka-mehrheitsentscheide-demokratie.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">foederalist.eu/2023/03/julian-</span><span class="invisible">plottka-mehrheitsentscheide-demokratie.html</span></a></p>
SWP Europe<p>With the prospect of further <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/enlargement" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>enlargement</span></a>, the EU 🇪🇺 should adapt its institutional foundations, including the expansion of majority decisions <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/QMV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>QMV</span></a>, adjusting the distribution of seats in the @Europarl_EN and reducing the size of the @EU_Commission, writes <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@NvOndarza" class="u-url mention">@<span>NvOndarza</span></a></span></p>
davidedenti<p>As <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@NvOndarza" class="u-url mention">@<span>NvOndarza</span></a></span> says: &quot;the main drive for <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/QMV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>QMV</span></a> extension should be enlargement. Reforming the EU for a Union of 30+ members requires more majority voting.&quot;<br />-- this is very perceptive: <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/enlargement" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>enlargement</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/deepening" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>deepening</span></a> have always gone hand-in-hand, they are not in opposition, but two wheels of the same bike! 👍 </p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@NvOndarza/109365104546876907" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eupolicy.social/@NvOndarza/109</span><span class="invisible">365104546876907</span></a></p>