Brussels, Belgium, Sept 10, 2025 (AFP) - Frustrated by blockages, EU chief renews reform plea

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2025-09-10

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen in her keynote annual speech Wednesday urged the bloc to "cast off the shackles of unanimity" to speed up its notoriously cumbersome decision-making process. But while the longstanding Brussels bugbear has reared its head again in the face of blockages over issues from Gaza to Ukraine, it doesn't seem the European Union will change the way it acts anytime soon. - What's the problem? - The EU currently has to take d......

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