Voting Weights, Thresholds and Population Size: Member State Representation in the Council of the European Union
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02865-6_11
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摘要: This chapter analyzes decision quotas and the distribution of votes in predominant intergovernmental institution European Union (EU): Council EU. It shows trade-offs linked to voting threshold describes how EU member state representation has developed over time, given cumulative percentages vote shares as compared population size. latter development is shown on basis Lorenz curves. enlargement caused blocking minorities terms numbers increase, but latest developments – notably Lisbon Treaty provisions allow for a smaller share block decisions.
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