#qualifiedmajority — Public Fediverse posts
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Germany calls for end to EU unanimity rule to stop decision-making ‘standstill’
During a keynote speech in Berlin, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul called for the EU’s unanimity principle to…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Berlin #GermanForeignMinister #Hungary #JohannWadephul #KonradAdenauerFoundation #memberstates #PéterMagyar #qualifiedmajority #ViktorOrbán
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The unanimity trap: what is the EU veto and why is it so hard to reform?
The veto right allows member states to block Council decisions in areas where treaties require unanimity instead of…
#Europe #EU #EuropeanCouncil #EuropeanInstitutions #EuropeanUnion #Foreignpolicy #Hungary #memberstate #memberstates #nationalinterests #PatrickMüller #qualifiedmajority #theEU #unanimity #vetopower
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Russian Central Bank sues EU for immobilising €210 billion in assets
The Russian Central Bank has filed a lawsuit against the European Union for the indefinite immobilisation of its…
#Economy #EconomyofEU #EconomyoftheEU #EUeconomy #Europe #EuropeanUnion #immobilisation #internationaltreaties #qualifiedmajority #RussianCentralbank #sovereignimmunity #warinukraine
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EU triggers emergency clause to indefinitely immobilise Russian assets
The European Union has agreed to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, a central element…
#Economy #Article122 #bartdewever #centralbank #Europe #European #EuropeanCentralBank #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanUnion #qualifiedmajority #reparations #Russia #RussianCentralbank #trump #Ukraine
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@quite It should, yes.
However "The blocking minority must include at least four Council members"
"When the blocking minority threshold of four Council members is not reached the qualified majority is deemed attained"
"In other words, when there are less than four Council members voting against, the percentage of population which the member states voting in favour comprise is irrelevant for the definition of the qualified majority."
See: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/council-eu/voting-system/qualified-majority -
Doorstep by @martin_klus State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of #Slovakia at today's #GAC in #Brussels.
On sanctions decisions: "if we are not able to manage #unanimity, then #qualifiedmajority would be a solution"
https://newsroom.consilium.europa.eu/permalink/239054🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUCouncilTVNews/status/1572150908795998208