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Brexit and the Distribution of Power in the Council of the EU. CEPS Commentary, 25 November 2016

Kirsch, Werner (2016) Brexit and the Distribution of Power in the Council of the EU. CEPS Commentary, 25 November 2016. [Policy Paper]

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    Abstract

    Voting in the Council is done according to the ‘double majority’ rule: For a proposal to pass, approval by 55% of the member states is required, which at the same time must represent 65% of the population of the EU. If a country leaves the Union, the share of any other country both with respect to the number of states and with respect to the number of citizens will increase. Thus, it would seem evident that the relative influence of a member state in the Council would increase after another member state leaves. Similarly, if a new country joins the Union, then all the other member states should lose power as a result of transferring a part of their power to the new member.

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    Item Type: Policy Paper
    Subjects for non-EU documents: EU policies and themes > EU institutions & developments > Council of Ministers
    EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > Brexit
    Countries > U.K.
    Subjects for EU documents: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Series and Periodicals: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Annual Reports: UNSPECIFIED
    Series: Series > Centre for European Policy Studies (Brussels) > CEPS Commentaries
    Depositing User: Phil Wilkin
    Official EU Document: No
    Language: English
    Date Deposited: 01 Dec 2016 14:42
    Number of Pages: 4
    Last Modified: 01 Dec 2016 14:42
    URI: http://aei.pitt.edu/id/eprint/82189

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