EU Should Abolish Veto Rights for Individual States: German Foreign Minister

EU Should Abolish Veto Rights for Individual States: German Foreign Minister
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas speaks ahead of the North Atlantic Council meeting at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin on June 1, 2021. Bernd von Jutrczenka/DPA via AP, Pool
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BERLIN—Germany’s foreign minister said on Monday the European Union should abolish the right of individual member states to veto foreign policy measures as the 27-nation bloc could not allow itself to be “held hostage.”

His comments, which came days after a more junior official criticized Hungary by name, reflect growing frustration in Berlin at the way in which EU member countries can prevent the bloc from acting in matters on which almost all members agree.