The EU called for the development of a “stop tap” to block decisions, media write

The leaders of Germany, Italy and Belgium are calling for a 'stop-cock' mechanism to block EU decisions that could be seen as detrimental to the bloc's competitiveness.

EU countries, according to leaders, should be able to intervene to block the adoption of new laws from Brussels if they consider them too burdensome for the state and business.

Politicians have called for a significant reduction in bureaucratic barriers within the EU and easing the burden on EU small and medium-sized enterprises.

MOSCOW, October 13 - RIA Novosti. The leaders of Germany, Italy and Belgium are calling for the development of a “stop-cock” mechanism to block EU decisions that may be considered undesirable for the competitiveness of member countries of the bloc, Politico reports, citing a letter from politicians to the President of the European Council, António Costa, which was in its possession.

The leaders of Germany, Italy and Belgium wrote on Monday that EU countries should be able to intervene to block new laws from Brussels if they consider them too burdensome for governments and businesses.

According to Politico, the politicians said in their letter that the bloc needs a “stop-cock” mechanism to help boost its declining economic competitiveness. They also called for a significant reduction in bureaucratic barriers within the EU, adding that the Commission must first ease the burden placed on EU small and medium-sized enterprises.

“More broadly... our shared goal must be to prevent unnecessary bureaucratic burdens and associated costs from leading to an irreversible loss of European manufacturing capacity and further weakening investment and competitiveness,” Politico quoted an excerpt from the letter.