BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union must discuss ways of managing dissent, including qualified majority voting on foreign policy, a senior German foreign policy official said, after Hungary blocked a joint EU statement criticising China’s Hong Kong policy.
German Foreign Office State Secretary Miguel Berger wrote on Twitter on Friday that the EU’s common foreign and security policy would not work if it was possible to block joint initiatives.
“Hungary again blocked an EU-Statement on #Hongkong. Three weeks ago it was on Middle East,” he wrote on Friday. “We need a serious debate on ways to manage dissent, including qualified majority voting.”
(Reporting by Thomas Escritt; Editing by Paul Carrel)
