Italy is among six European Unions
State that on Wednesday called for a debate on revising the EU's
treaties, possibly with the requirement for unanimity in many
key areas being dropped to make decision-making swifter in line
with the proposals of the Conference on the Future of Europe
(COFOE).
"The institutions have the responsibility to examine what
proposals can be transformed into concrete decisions and how
with an open mind," said the letter signed by Italy, Germany,
Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain.
"We call for an ambitious, rapid debate to be held in a path
structured in the pertinent formats of the EU Council, such as
the General Affairs Council".
The letter suggested splitting the various proposals between
those that could be implemented within the existing treaties and
"long-term institutional reforms" that would require the
treaties to be updated.
Premier Mario Draghi told the European Parliament in Strasbourg
this month that the European Union's institutions are not up to
the challenges presented by the modern world and it is time to
consider revising the EU's treaties so they can be revamped.
French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission
President Ursula von der Leyen have also expressed support for
revising the treaties.
But 13 member states - Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland,
Romania, Slovenia, and Sweden - recently said revising the
treaties would be "premature" at the moment.
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