Prime Minister Xavier Bettel of Luxembourg says that in the future, more decisions in the European Union may be made without unanimity.
"I'd rather have a two-speed Europe than a dead-end and no speed," said Bettel in an interview with The Associated Press.
A two-speed Europe is one in which some countries can integrate more closely than others. Bettel said: "When a country says 'I don't want to,' I can say 'Well, too bad. Don't block me. Let me get on with it with others.'"
Bettel said that the idea, first pushed by Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands, is catching on.
"We were alone at the beginning with the Benelux. Then we had country after country because we saw that certain tried to take us hostage," he said.
That was a reference to the Polish government, which sought to sabotage the last summit two weeks ago by refusing to approve conclusions because the 27 other nations appointed Donald Tusk, a local political rival, for another term as EU president.
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