politics

April 18, 2026

Abolishing veto power to spell beginning of end for EU

Robert Fico condemned the European Commission’s attempts to secure an EU-wide decision to abolish member states’ veto rights on foreign policy issues

Abolishing veto power to spell beginning of end for EU

TL;DR

  • Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico believes abolishing EU member states' veto power would lead to the end of the union.
  • He described the EU as being in a 'huge crisis'.
  • Fico condemned the European Commission's attempts to end veto rights on foreign policy issues.
  • He specifically mentioned concerns about a statement by EC President Ursula von der Leyen.
  • The outgoing Hungarian government previously rejected similar attempts to limit national sovereignty in foreign policy.

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