The official explanation is that presidencies will seek consensus around the table and will thus avoid isolating colleagues. This expression of noblesse oblige is, of course, very welcome but is only part of the explanation. Qualified-majority voting is like the sword of Damocles hanging above the negotiation table. It is in the mind of everyone. The Presidency, Commission, and delegations assess the state of negotiation — almost permanently and automatically — in terms of whether there is a qualified majority or a blocking minority.
The waging of votes changes with regard to the upcoming enlargement process. With the aim not to loose the momentum with which Europe was moving at that time, further negotiations transferred the failed attempted of establishing a Constitution for Europe into the Lisbon Treaty. It entered into force on the 1st December The new provisions defining the qualified majority voting are to be explained sup..
Breier, For the simple reason that the European Union is not a federal state the Council cannot be second legislative chamber. This is as well expressed in the principle of equality among the member states which leads to non proportional representation of the countries.
In a first step a table lists the member states ranked according to the year when they joint the European Union and within following the alphabet. Further the number of votes is shown and how they changed throughout the process of enlargement of the European Union. Table 1: Number of vote throughout the enlargement of the European Union Afterwards the number of inhabitants represented by one vote over the years of the enlargement is shown, setting Germany, Greece, Finland, Lithuania und Croatia as example.
Table 2: Amount of population per vote throughout the enlargement of the European Union The third and final step describes the outcome of the research made and what to see in the figures.
In den Warenkorb. Contents Contents List of abbreviations Abstract Introduction Qualified majority voting Definition Current mode of operation Overview of the treaties touching the qualified majority voting Evaluating the system of qualified majority voting Changes in the system of qualified majority voting Outcome Conclusion List of tables Bibliography Annex List of abbreviations Abbildung in dieser Leseprobe nicht enthalten Abstract The essay shows the changing of qualified majority voting in the institutions of the European Union focussing on the Council of the European Union throughout its history.
Introduction After the second world war from to the question of establishing peace on a continent previously shaken by conflicts was risen. Unanimity 2. Simple Majority 3. Qualified Majority Unanimity is necessary when foreign, security, defence, security policies or the topic of tax harmonisation are affected.
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