New BiEPAG Op-ed by Nikolaos Tzifakis: how can EU enlargement negotiations be unblocked? A three-track model matches each type of Council decision with a suitable voting rule, with no Treaty change needed.

👉 Read: www.biepag.eu/op-ed/how-to...

#EUEnlargement #QMV #BiEPAG

As @eddywax.bsky.social reports, the #Commission wants more #QMV when and for enlarging. I've been arguing that this is crucial. There's no shortage of ideas on how to do this (incl. making QMV more acceptable via e.g. safety nets). But, as always, what's missing is political will of Member States

In the debate on #EUreform, it is currently often the larger member states that want to abolish national veto rights, while smaller ones insist on retaining them.

Yet it is precisely the smaller countries that would benefit the most from more EU majority decisions.

By MANUEL MÜLLER

#QMV #NoVeto

In der EU-Reformdebatte sind es zurzeit oft die großen Mitgliedstaaten, die nationale Vetorechte abbauen wollen, während kleine eher darauf beharren.

Dabei sind es gerade die kleinen Länder, die von mehr Mehrheitsentscheiden profitieren würden.

Von MANUEL MÜLLER

##EUreform #QMV #NoVeto

As the EU 🇪🇺 prepares for future #enlargement, institutional reform is high on the agenda.
At #IEPCon2026, Edgar Lenski, @chrishillion.bsky.social, Funda Tekin & Barbara Lippert discuss #QMV, differentiated integration, new forms of association – and if there's a requirement to rethink EU governance.

4/11 Die große offene Frage bleibt für mich die Reform der EU selbst. Die Diagnose ist deutlich: Entscheidungsstrukturen aus einer anderen Zeit reichen für die heutige Welt nicht mehr. Für eine EU mit 30+ braucht es mehr #QMV, stärkere Parlamentarisierung & einen echten Reformpfad. #EUreform