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Unanimity prevents European integration from being captured by a logic where the strongest decide and the rest follow
The hypocrisy of some states regarding a more consolidated defence industry is obvious. By invoking national sovereignty to protect their 'champions', they are compromising collective capacity.
The head of the European Parliament's office in Portugal says the country has changed a great deal over these 40 years and that it brought different realities to Europe: “Before Portugal acceded, the very concept of an outermost region did not even exist.”
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paulo Rangel, argues that Portugal's accession to the then EEC marked “the great turning point” for the country, consolidating democracy, accelerating economic development and strengthening its links abroad. Four decades after joining the European Union, the Portuguese diplomat believes it “changed everything” about Portugal's reality.
What changed? What has integration brought us? What has Portugal contributed to the European Union? What are the major challenges ahead? That's what we asked Portuguese MEPs in the European Parliament.
Home Europe Eurozone Integration Eurozone Integration On January 1, 2026, Bulgaria will complete its integration into the European Union and join the eurozone, switching from the Bulgarian lev and becoming the 21st member of the bloc.
