Von der Leyen Pushes to End EU Unanimity Rule on Foreign Policy

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is seeking to replace the EU's unanimity requirement on foreign policy with majority voting, stripping individual member states of their veto power, after clashes with Hungary's Viktor Orbán. The push follows a migration crisis in which roughly 72,000 migrants crossed into Spain's Ceuta enclave, prompting Italy and Spain to reimpose Schengen border controls and 21 EU leaders to demand tighter migration policy. Former EU Council President Charles Michel and ex-Czech President Václav Klaus have publicly warned the Commission is consolidating unelected, centralised authority, a structural shift pooling sovereignty above national governments.