Member states are still deeply divided over giving up their national veto in matters of counterterrorism and cross-border crimes, with the matter set to be discussed by EU leaders next week.
Although just over half of EU justice and home affairs ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday (4 December) are against a push for scrapping the veto, Finland – the current holder of the EU presidency – will put the matter on the agenda at the 14-15 December summit.
Both the European Commiss...
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