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I myself think that we should move away from the principle of unanimity.

As they are subject to the principle of unanimity, a solution had to be found.

Fortunately, the Council, in its great wisdom, has held on to the principle of unanimity for all issues to do with legal immigration.

This means that, in the European Union, we remain bound by the principle of unanimity.

The principle of unanimity causes paralysis, particularly as regards enlargement.

We must also remain strictly attached to the principle of unanimity in terms of foreign and defence policy.

We think that the Council should, in the main, continue to handle tax matters in accordance with the principle of unanimity.

It simply will not do for Parliament's involvement to be repeatedly thrown into doubt just by applying the principle of unanimity.

The U.S. position also threatens the principle of unanimity that has held the treaty together since 1961.

This realistic approach inspires optimism, and shows respect for democracy and the principle of unanimity.

Earlier attempts to change Europol's competences show how difficult it is for countries to reach agreement when they are bound by the principle of unanimity.

A core issue in the Lisbon debate in Ireland was the principle of unanimity.

It is precisely in this area, too, that it is very important to move from the principle of unanimity to majority voting.

The treaty members might thus seek a reasonable compromise that would forsake the principle of unanimity while keeping the threshold for approval very high.

I feel I must roundly oppose the objective of abolishing the principle of unanimity.

At present, as far as many Member States are concerned, the principle of unanimity on this issue is something of a sacred cow.

But as you know, the principle of unanimity applies in the Council and regrettably there are always some states that do not wish to take certain measures.

Although Comecon recognized the principle of unanimity, from 1967 disinterested parties did not have a veto but rather the right to abstain from participation.

To put it in a different way: a confederation, based on the intergovernmental method and the principle of unanimity, has no choice but to paralyse our Union.

But this position does mean that we cannot support the basic concept of the report that the principle of unanimity in all taxation matters be abandoned.

It further calls for the complete abolition of the principle of unanimity, thereby strengthening the opaque mechanisms of the Euro-unifying beyond any national control.

The demands of the European Parliament collided, as usual, with the principle of unanimity which is current in the Council with regard to cultural policy.

However, at the same time, the report itself could help facilitate such a development by proposing the abolition of the principle of unanimity and the Member State's veto.

Now, as the Intergovernmental Conference draws to an end, we should remember that the principle of unanimity is the principle of mistrust and lack of imagination.

There are other possibilities, such as a tax on CO2 emissions, which might exonerate us from the principle of unanimity, and which would also be compatible with international agreements.