> Ahem what? Last I checked any EU country can veto anything on its own.
Only on certain topics, which have been narrowed down over time. For most areas (including something like chat control), it comes down to Qualified Majority Voting, which needs at least 55% of countries representing at least 65% of EU population.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_in_the_Council_of_the_E...
55%? That’s a pretty low bar for laws that will become written in stone for decades.
Brexit was even lower.
Hmm if they are passing this as a "treaty" of some sort then the head of state Council might still need to confirm it even if it passes. At least I hope so.
Feels like they did this shit deliberately though, as it would never pass the Parliament for sure.
There are some matters at the council that just need a qualified majority to move forward.
Other matters, notably foreign policy, require unanimity.
Ahem what? Last I checked any EU country can veto anything on its own.
> Belgian EU Council presidency
It's Council of the EU, not EU Council, that's the heads of state who don't have any legislative role. But the Council only does inter-country treaties, how is this even their thing?