Papuashvili Questions EU Membership Benefits If Unanimity in Decision-Making Is Abolished

Georgian Dream Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili questioned the benefits of European Union membership if the bloc abolishes the unanimity principle in decision-making, a move he said major powers appear to be seeking and which would be “catastrophic” for smaller states, arguing that staying outside the EU could even be more “advantageous” for them.

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