Active participation in current geopolitical processes within the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy calls for timely and efficient decision-mak- ing by EU Member States. The article examines the possibilities of derogating from unanimity and the use of qualified majority voting under current EU law, while drawing attention to the position of small EU Member States, including Slovenia. Highlighting CJEU case law, it underlines the importance of a proper interpreta- tion of applicable criteria. It includes a proposal on a potential future strength- ening of small States’ readiness to use qualified decision-making by adjusting the criteria for a blocking minority in the case of future amendments to EU law.
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