In his State of the Union speech on Wednesday 13 September, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker called for the removal of unanimity when voting on foreign affairs issues, so as to be able to take action more quickly.
"I would like the member states to examine which external policy decisions might no longer be adopted by unanimity, but by qualified majority", he told MEPs.
In Juncker's opinion, the 'bridging clause' contained in the treaty (Article 31.3) allows this if the...