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flag EU foreign chief Kallas pushes to limit national vetoes for faster decisions, sparking backlash from Slovakia and Russia.

flag EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is pushing to reduce national veto powers in the bloc, advocating for greater use of qualified majority voting to speed up decision-making on foreign and defense policy. flag Her proposal, aimed at strengthening EU unity amid rising tensions, has drawn criticism from Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who called for her removal and labeled the EU’s gas ban from Russia as "energy suicide." flag The Kremlin dismissed Kallas as incompetent, while the U.S. exit from the WHO and Samsung’s HBM4 chip production signal broader global shifts. flag India and the EU are advancing a landmark trade deal, and the EU is boosting defense cooperation with India, despite internal disagreements over Russia policy and energy strategy.

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