Europeans want fairer, greener, more agile EU - report

European Parliament president Roberta Metsola and France's President Emmanuel Macron arrive at the EU Parliament before attending the closing session of the Conference on the Future of Europe and the release of its report with proposals for reform, in Strasbourg, France May 9, 2022. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union citizens would like the 27-nation bloc to become fairer, show greater solidarity, lead the fight against climate change and make swifter decisions, even if it means scrapping the need for unanimity on some issues, an EU report showed.

The report is the result of a year of consultations with citizens by EU institutions, a process called the Conference on the Future of Europe, and spells out ideas for change, some of which would require amending EU treaties - a sensitive topic.