No quick fix: EU foreign policy needs unanimity rule

As a major geopolitical crisis unfolds at its borders,  the European Union has finally hit the first hurdle in its united response to the war in Ukraine, leading to renewed debate about moving away from the bloc’s notorious unanimity rule in foreign policy.  

But while a large number of European leaders have expressed support for treaty reform, with a particular focus on the unanimity rule, others have also pushed back. 

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