Governments can veto decisions on foreign affairs, enlargement and budget. But this also makes enacting sanctions against ...

Ireland will ask EU countries “which side of history they want to be on”, as the Government urges a vote on an EU package of ...

Qualified majority, that is, bypassing consensus, is possible only in limited, explicitly listed exceptions. Even then, the 'emergency brake' applies: if a member state objects for vital national ...

The European Parliament is intensely debating whether to condemn Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip as "genocide" in an upcoming resolution, according to the parliament's president, Roberta Metsola.

A convicted rapist prevented from voting in the UK's 2019 general election did not suffer a breach of his rights, the ...

Tehran and key European powers still have eight days before all UN sanctions are reimposed. Read more at straitstimes.com.