Weber urges merger of EU Commission and Council presidencies for a single voice

European People’s Party leader Manfred Weber called for merging the EU’s Commission president and European Council president roles into one post to give the bloc a single voice on the world stage, a move he says could be implemented after the 2029 elections without treaty changes. He also floated shifting foreign and security policy to qualified majority voting, or pursuing a sovereignty-style treaty if full integration isn’t feasible.