{"id":121399,"date":"2023-11-23T06:19:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T06:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=121399"},"modified":"2023-11-23T06:19:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T06:19:06","slug":"guy-verhofstadt-says-treaty-change-plan-paves-way-for-eu-defence-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/guy-verhofstadt-says-treaty-change-plan-paves-way-for-eu-defence-union\/","title":{"rendered":"Guy Verhofstadt says treaty change plan paves way for EU defence union"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guy Verhofstadt says he wants the return of UK in EU<\/h3>\n

Guy Verhofstadt has hinted at the possibility of a European army as he welcomed the ratification by MEPs of a radical plan to reform the treaties which bind the bloc together.<\/p>\n

The former Belgian Prime Minister, familiar to many as one of the bloc\u2019s highest-profile critics of Brexit following the 2016 referendum, who as co-rapporteur is one of the architects of the document, which was narrowly ratified in Strasbourg today.<\/p>\n

If adopted by leaders at next month\u2019s summit of the European Council, it will strip away the right of veto for EU member states in a move which critics claim risks turning them into “vassals”, and creating a “dystopian superstate”.<\/p>\n

A jubilant Mr Verhofstadt, who is a member of the liberal Renew voting bloc, shared details of the vote, which saw 291 MEPs back implementing the recommendations of the report, 274 vote no, and 44 abstain.<\/p>\n

He commented: “European Parliament proposes radical and ambitious reform of the treaties – ending unanimity and creating a defence union.”<\/p>\n

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He commented: “European Parliament proposes radical and ambitious reform of the treaties – ending unanimity and creating a defence union.”<\/p>\n

In a press release issued by Renew, he added: \u201cGeopolitical pressures, migration, and war on our doorstep, pandemics, digitisation, questions of enlargement.<\/p>\n

“When the world changes, the European Union needs an upgrade.”<\/p>\n

Mr Verhofstadt added: “With this report, spelling out in detail where our politics and institutions need reform, Parliament is mapping out the road ahead.<\/p>\n

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