Von der Leyen’s Plan Could Cause a Concentration of Power
In recent times, federalist interest groups within the EU, organized along imperial logic, have declared war on sovereignty, national identity, and subsidiarity. One key instrument of this would be moving from unanimous decision-making to the qualified majority voting model,
Zoltan Lomnici Jr. stressed.
Ursula von der Leyen's proposal would violate the sovereignty of member states, because the extent of the transfer of powers in the field of common foreign and security policy is exhaustively laid down in the Treaties.
According to Article 5(2) TEU, the Union may only exercise the competences expressly conferred upon it by the Member States. In the common foreign and security policy, this division of competences is based on the Member States' right of veto and the requirement of unanimity.
he explained.
Qualified majority voting works in other areas where the European Commission can initiate and oversee implementation. Extended to foreign policy, this would mean that the Commission would play a greater role in drafting proposals and coordinating implementation, he emphasized.
This could cause a concentration of power in Brussels, since the European Commission and the European Parliament would be strengthened, while the individual voice and legal status of the member states would be weakened,
concluded Zoltan Lomnici Jr., noting that in practice, the veto right means that in the affected areas, every member state can block any decision contrary to its national interest or constitutional identity.
Cover photo: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (Photo: AFP)
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