Membership suspension should be a no go. But unanimity is indeed a problem with 27 states. There should be a way for a like 70% majority, so the black sheeps can’t take the whole EU ostage.
The rules are not idealistic btw. It the most pragmatic rule of the EU: it is the only way for states to accept ruling from Europe. This way, there is nothing they must do that they haven’t bargained before they accept.
This is why any politician saying the EU is forcing them to do something is a big lier. Nothing in the EU is done without the approbation of each single EU country leader or its representative.
What I mean with “idealistic” is that there are no safeguards to deal with these situations, and in my opinion, it’s because in the past it was thought that once a state was inside the Union, there would be no need to become anti-union, or sabotage it’s working (or there would be safeguards in place already). It’s clear now that a member state can go awry, and become no compliant with the EU, ignoring EU institutions and principles. The EU needs safeguard measures for those cases.
Membership suspension should be a no go. But unanimity is indeed a problem with 27 states. There should be a way for a like 70% majority, so the black sheeps can’t take the whole EU ostage.
The rules are not idealistic btw. It the most pragmatic rule of the EU: it is the only way for states to accept ruling from Europe. This way, there is nothing they must do that they haven’t bargained before they accept.
This is why any politician saying the EU is forcing them to do something is a big lier. Nothing in the EU is done without the approbation of each single EU country leader or its representative.
What I mean with “idealistic” is that there are no safeguards to deal with these situations, and in my opinion, it’s because in the past it was thought that once a state was inside the Union, there would be no need to become anti-union, or sabotage it’s working (or there would be safeguards in place already). It’s clear now that a member state can go awry, and become no compliant with the EU, ignoring EU institutions and principles. The EU needs safeguard measures for those cases.