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European Council President António Costa (C) gestures to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky before a group photograph ahead of an informal meeting of the European Council, in Ayia Napa on April 23, 2026.

Pro-Ukraine Member States Explore Ways To Admit New Countries Without Full Voting Rights

Javier Villamor June 11, 2026

What the initiative boils down to is creating a European ‘second division league’ with limited voting rights.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen leaves after a press conference at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels on April 13, 2026.

Von der Leyen Uses Orbán Defeat To Reopen Battle Against National Veto

Javier Villamor April 14, 2026

Less than 24 hours after the Hungarian election, the President of the European Commission called for using the “momentum” to eliminate the ability of member states to veto any decision they do not consider fair.

Why Budapest Matters for Warsaw

Adrian Przybylak March 31, 2026

A stable Hungarian government under Orbán—whose political consistency has made him one of the most recognisable advocates of national prerogatives inside the EU—contributes to a more balanced institutional environment.

Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares talks to journalists upon arrival ahead of a EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on January 29, 2026.

Spain Backs Restricting Member States’ Veto Power Amid Clash With Hungary Over Ukraine

Javier Villamor February 25, 2026

Madrid has endorsed moving EU foreign policy decisions to qualified majority voting.

Enlargement Commissioner: Ukraine Should Be Part of EU by 2029

Zolta Győri June 4, 2025

Brussels is reportedly considering an “alternative” mechanism aimed at sidelining vetoes like Hungary’s.

Sovereignty Under Siege: Hungary Faces Mounting Pressure Over Pride Ban

Javier Villamor May 27, 2025

The defense of narrowly interpreted “European values” becomes a tool to constrain the sovereignty of member states choosing alternative legislative paths.

Orbán Criticises Irish PM for Putting EU Above National Sovereignty

TEC News May 12, 2025

The Hungarian PM dismissed Micheál Martin’s call for the abolition of vetoes.

Tag: member states veto

Pro-Ukraine Member States Explore Ways To Admit New Countries Without Full Voting Rights

Von der Leyen Uses Orbán Defeat To Reopen Battle Against National Veto

Why Budapest Matters for Warsaw

Spain Backs Restricting Member States’ Veto Power Amid Clash With Hungary Over Ukraine

Enlargement Commissioner: Ukraine Should Be Part of EU by 2029

Sovereignty Under Siege: Hungary Faces Mounting Pressure Over Pride Ban

Orbán Criticises Irish PM for Putting EU Above National Sovereignty

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