Why a “Multispeed” EU Looks Increasingly Inevitable

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The EU’s move to push through more joint debt without unanimity among member states could be the first domino to fall in a transition towards a “multi-speed” bloc with varying levels of deepening integration. Is this the future of the European project?

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Enhanced cooperation procedure
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_cooperation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-speed_Europe

E6 meeting readout
https://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/Content/EN/Pressemitteilungen/2026/2026-01-28-e6-initiative.html

Klingbeil comments
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-27/german-finance-chief-advocates-two-speed-europe-to-boost-reforms

Andrius Kubilius proposal for ESC
https://andriuskubilius.lt/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AKubilius-on-europeanization-of-european-conventional-defence.pdf
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7785/Artykul/3647828,eu-defense-commissioner-proposes-european-security-council-including-poland

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