Former Italian Prime Minister says there is no unified opposition in the EU

There is no unified opposition in Europe, and there is a right of veto within decision-making. This was stated on October 31 by former President of the European Commission (EC) and former Prime Minister of Italy Romano Prodi in an interview with Izvestia.

"Our entire round table was devoted to this particular issue. What I said is that there is no unified opposition in Europe and there is a right of veto within decision—making," he said on the sidelines of the Verona Eurasian Economic Forum in Istanbul, answering a question about the reasons for the reluctance of European leaders to enter into negotiations with Russia.

According to Prodi, the veto mechanism makes it difficult to pursue a coherent policy. In addition, he stressed that the right of veto "makes some slaves of others."

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But this is impossible without changing the basic laws of the EU, the European Parliament says.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on October 24 that the European Union (EU) is isolating itself in the international arena and blackmailing an increasing number of third countries with the spread of "secondary" sanctions. She stressed that such "attempts to play the role of a 'global policeman' are guaranteed to have consequences for the place and role of this association in the world."

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