Draghi added that the EU needs to improve its decision-making process.
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi called The European Union should abandon the principle of unanimity on foreign policy decisions and prepare for changes to EU treaties after a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine . This is important for effective action against the aggressor, according to Euobserver.
Draghi said that Europe must move towards “pragmatic federalism” to better prepare for economic, energy, defense and foreign policy.
“If we need to start the process of amending the EU treaties, we must accept it,” said the Italian Prime Minister. “We must overcome this principle of unanimity, which leads to a logic of veto, and move towards decisions taken by a qualified majority,” he said. calling Russia's war against Ukraine a “humanitarian, economic, energy and security crisis.” which will make it impossible for one country to block decisions.
“A Europe that can make quick decisions is a Europe that is more trusted by its citizens and the rest of the world,” Draghi added.
Read also: The sixth package of EU sanctions against Russia: the main thing from the speech of the President of the European Commission
Earlier it was reported that the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen presented the sixth package of sanctions against Russia to adopt today. It includes the oil embargo, the shutdown of Sberbank and two Russian banks from SWIFT.
