Germany to hold call with select EU states in push for a 'two‑speed' Europe

German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil attends a session of the lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, on the day of a vote on a contentious pensions package, in Berlin, Germany, December 5, 2025. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen

BERLIN, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Germany will discuss pushing ‌ahead with plans for a "two-speed" European Union to facilitate agile decision-making at a time of geopolitical upheaval in a call with ‌ministers from five other leading European economies on Wednesday.

France, Poland, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands have been invited to take ‌part in the video conference, which follows ridicule from officials in Donald Trump's administration over the time it takes for the 27-country bloc to make a decision.