By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union must radically overhaul its decision-making and funding before it can accept more countries ...
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS - The European Union must radically overhaul its decision-making and funding before it can accept more countries to join the 27-nation bloc by 2030, a paperSaltWire's Atlantic regional weather forecast for September 19, 2023 | SaltWireBRUSSELS - The European Union must radically overhaul its decision-making and funding before it can accept more countries to join the 27-nation bloc by 2030, a paper commissioned from experts by the French and German governments...
The document, which states it should not be seen as representing the views of Paris and Berlin yet was presented by the two countries, says the EU should move to taking all of its decisions by qualified majority, rather than reserving some areas for unanimous agreement. The unanimity requirement has been criticised by some governments and experts as either substantially slowing or even blocking the EU's development, as all decisions in these areas have to be reduced to the lowest common denominator.
The document urges the EU to change its treaties to allow the issuance of common EU debt and shorten its budget cycle to five years - the term of the European Commission and Parliament - from the current seven years.
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