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This is a matter for the Intergovernmental Conference, and I hope the Convention will deal with it in preparing the Conference. Let me say, however, that you are talking of the right of veto and I am talking of unanimous decision-making. I want to remind you that in the most democratic societies decisions can be made either by simple majority or by qualified majority or by unanimity, and the fact that we have unanimity when making decisions in the Council does not imply the use of a right of veto; it merely means we have to try harder for everyone to agree. Moreover, you will agree with me that there are still areas subject to Community decision-making which, because they are politically sensitive, require the Council to try hard – as hard as is needed – to unify what we all want. That is the positive explanation I give for the fact that unanimity still exists in just a very few aspects of decision-making in the Union. It will continue to exist, provided that it is politically necessary, in order to maintain balances, which I believe are a major fact of life in all the countries that make up the Union."@en1
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