The Introduction of Qualified Majority Voting in EU Foreign Policy: Member State Perspectives
The Introduction of Qualified Majority Voting in EU Foreign Policy: Member State Perspectives

Author(s): Elżbieta Kaca
Subject(s): Governance, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: European Union; EU foreign policy; decision-making process in EU; international relations;
Summary/Abstract: The European Commission’s (EC) proposal to resign from the unanimity rule in certain areas of the EU’s external relations will not be supported by many smaller EU countries. However, ahead of the Sibiu summit in May 2019, Member States will debate other mechanisms to improve the decision-making process in EU foreign policy, for example, the creation of a European Security Council (ESC). In a contribution to this process, Poland may exchange views on the ESC concept within the Weimar Triangle format (Poland, Germany, France) and propose an EU representative be present in international conflict-resolution negotiation formats in which Member States participate.

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