As far as I understand it, an idea proposed by many is qualified majority voting where a decision can be made by 55% of member states with 65% of EU population. Didn’t read the article yet so I don’t know if there was something else mentioned.

Found this source for further information on how qualified majority voting works: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/council-eu/how-does-the-council-vote/qualified-majority/

For your first question: Here in Germany we have Ionos and Strato which offer VPS for relatively low prices. A friend of mine uses Ionos VPS and from what I experienced during study projects, it works well. Your second question could maybe be answered by someone with more experience in that area :)