Share :

Download PDF :

Politico (7 April 2026)

Nicholas VINOCUR

From Ukraine funding to Iran and Russia, repeated paralysis is reigniting a fight over the EU’s veto system.

Europe’s mounting foreign policy failures, from struggling to fund Ukraine to its fragmented response to the Iran war, are fueling calls for a root-and-branch overhaul of how the bloc conducts diplomacy.

The EU’s inability to take unified decisions — such as unblocking a €90 billion loan for Kyiv, imposing sanctions on violent West Bank settlers and implementing measures targeting Russia — exposes a systemic paralysis, nine EU diplomats, officials, lawmakers and experts told POLITICO.

Click for more