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Why change voting rules?
The 11 EU nations believe that requiring every country to agree on foreign policy decisions makes the bloc too slow and ineffective. They argue that the current system prevents the EU from taking strong, unified action on global issues. By switching to majority voting, they hope the EU can respond more quickly and decisively to international challenges.
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