“Fanatic” Eurofederalists in the Parliament, supported by a large leftist majority, would reduce the role of member states to that of a German state or Swiss canton, MEP Jacek Saryusz-Wolski explained.
The liberal-green initiative would give more legislative power to the European Parliament, scrap unanimity in the Council, and establish EU citizenship complete with voting rights, universally set at age 16.
The refugees must also be deemed dangerous to society, independent of their crime, creating a labyrinth of red tape for European countries looking to deport foreign criminals.
After the objections of Austria, Ireland, and Cyprus, the final text was watered down to respect member states’ neutrality when deciding on EU-wide defense commitments to Ukraine.
EU member states were blindsided by von der Leyen’s statements, issued a day before they were all scheduled to meet to discuss block-wide proposals to lower energy prices.
