“Professor, you held the top job in the European Union and have always been one of the European project’s biggest promoters, but now you seem rather critical. You have criticised the concept of unanimity in the bloc’s decision-making processes, stating that no democratic system can operate in this way. Is the Union no longer working?
“I have always considered unanimity to be very very, bad, so what you’re saying is true. You cannot govern in this way. It’s intolerable not having a proper foreign policy, to have Turkey and Russia in charge of Libya, to not know what decisions to take because we must decide everything unanimously, ever since the war in Iraq. I am certain some European countries understand that. Germany, France, Italy and Spain would be able to form the first group, to finally move things forward in European politics.”
Not just European, worldwide!
People have different opinions, but are forced to reach an understanding?
Or am I simplifying it too much?
> Germany, France, Italy and Spain would be able to form the first group, to finally move things forward in European politics.”
I can see the three of them joining strategic forces as the mediterranean is economically recovering, but i don’t see germany following. There’s probably going to be a new strategic partnership of the south independent of EU
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“Professor, you held the top job in the European Union and have always been one of the European project’s biggest promoters, but now you seem rather critical. You have criticised the concept of unanimity in the bloc’s decision-making processes, stating that no democratic system can operate in this way. Is the Union no longer working?
“I have always considered unanimity to be very very, bad, so what you’re saying is true. You cannot govern in this way. It’s intolerable not having a proper foreign policy, to have Turkey and Russia in charge of Libya, to not know what decisions to take because we must decide everything unanimously, ever since the war in Iraq. I am certain some European countries understand that. Germany, France, Italy and Spain would be able to form the first group, to finally move things forward in European politics.”
Not just European, worldwide!
People have different opinions, but are forced to reach an understanding?
Or am I simplifying it too much?
> Germany, France, Italy and Spain would be able to form the first group, to finally move things forward in European politics.”
I can see the three of them joining strategic forces as the mediterranean is economically recovering, but i don’t see germany following. There’s probably going to be a new strategic partnership of the south independent of EU