11 EU countries urge one-year
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11 EU countries urge one-year pause in new Commission proposals, citing Elvis Presley song

Elvis Presley is the guiding star as eleven member states demand a pause in the flood of proposals from the European Commission.

In a letter to the Commission, Germany, Austria, Italy, Poland, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Portugal and Hungary say they do not want any new proposals to be put forward for a whole year. The idea is to focus instead on getting things done, rather than coming up with new ideas.

The Elvis hit "A Little Less Conversation" from 1968 is being used as a model by Austria's EU Minister Claudia Bauer.

To quote Elvis Presley: we need a little less conversation and a little more action, Bauer told the news site Politico Europe.

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