Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, called for the abolition of the veto in EU decision-making during her state of the union address. She advocates for qualified majority voting in areas like foreign policy to speed up decision-making. However, the transition from unanimity to qualified majority voting requires unanimous agreement, which is challenging due to differing national interests among member states. The debate over this issue has been ongoing for years without significant progress, and while some countries support the change, others, particularly Hungary, resist it. The future of this proposal remains uncertain. Teljes cikk (Euronews.com)