4 Amendments of Gerolf ANNEMANS related to 2022/2142(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the unanimity requirement in the Council continues to be one of the biggest impediments in EU decision- making processes; whereas some Member States have used their right to veto to block or delay decisions in order to raise concerns on other unrelated issuthe main guarantee of sovereignty of the Member States and the intergovernmental character of the EU, which are preconditions for mutually beneficial and harmonious cooperation between independent European nation states;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the Union must be able to respond rapidly and effectively to the unprecedented challenges it is facing; regrets that, even though the Union has proven in specific cases to be able to act decisively, the unanimity voting requirement has often blocked EU action in different areasreturn to the intergovernmental cooperation model and preserve the unanimity voting requirement; regrets that willingness of some Member States to abide by the EU treaties and to maintain their sovereignty is being used as a scapegoat for the EU's internal problems to further a federalist agenda;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers it urgent, therefore, to go beyondmaintain unanimity and move as soon as possible toreject QMV and OLP in key policy fields in order to improve the EU’s capaconsensus and ability to act;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point c
Paragraph 8 – point c
c) and decisions regarding civilian common security and defence policy (CSDP) missionsit would be self-defeating for the EU to undo the unanimity rule that enables even the smallest Member States to secure their core national interests inside the EU;