Eleven EU member states are calling for changes to the bloc's foreign policy decision-making system, arguing that the current unanimity requirement allows individual countries to block joint action and leaves the European Union with limited ability to respond quickly to international crises. Austria, Denmark, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain and Sweden signed a joint letter addressed to EU foreign policy chief Kaia Kallas, with the document also circulated to countries that did not sign it.

Austria, Denmark, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain and Sweden are pushing to explore the idea of moving from unanimity to qualified…

The initiative aims to prevent individual member states from blocking common decisions while preserving consensus where possible.