France and Germany back calls for faster, more efficient EU decisions in foreign and security policy.

icholas Vinocur, Jacopo Barigazzi   Politico.eu   1 September 2026
Paris and Berlin have thrown their weight behind a call to make EU decision-making on foreign policy and security more efficient, according to a letter seen by POLITICO.

Hungary’s repeated blocking of EU decisions under ex-PM Orbán is prompting reflection on how the EU makes foreign policy decisions.