Bulgaria's Prime Minister Radev threatens veto of EU's 21st Russia sanctions package, highlighting structural unanimity problem (euobserver.com)

• Bulgaria's PM Rumen Radev threatened to block the 21st EU sanctions package against Russia.
• The veto concerns Lukoil's refinery and Bulgarian infrastructure.
• The author calls for reform of the unanimity rule, including constructive abstention and qualified majority voting.

"Bulgarian PM Rumen Radev threatened to veto the EU's 21st sanctions package against Russia, citing risks to Lukoil's refinery and infrastructure. The article argues this shows the EU's unanimity rule allows any member state to block the entire package, not just Hungary. It proposes constructive abstention, requiring reasons for veto, and eventual shift to qualified majority voting."