Vote | Standard Procedure | Article 148,2b | Cooperation | Codecision | ||||||||||
Unanimity | Simple Maj. | Qualified Maj. | ||||||||||||
fi | wi | fi | wi | fi | wi | fi | wi | fi | wi | fi | wi | |||
Commission | 1 | .0625 | 1.0000 | .5000 | 1.0000 | .3103 | 1.0000 | 0 | .5000 | .2841 | 1.0000 | .2216 | .9996 | |
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France | 10 | .0625 | 1.0000 | .0333 | .5500 | .0810 | .8627 | .1114 | .8490 | .0674 | .8627 | .0709 | .8627 |
Germany | 10 | .0625 | 1.0000 | .0333 | .5500 | .0810 | .8627 | .1114 | .8490 | .0674 | .8627 | .0709 | .8627 | |
Italy | 10 | .0625 | 1.0000 | .0333 | .5500 | .0810 | .8627 | .1114 | .8490 | .0674 | .8627 | .0709 | .8627 | |
U.K. | 10 | .0625 | 1.0000 | .0333 | .5500 | .0810 | .8627 | .1114 | .8490 | .0674 | .8627 | .0709 | .8627 | |
Spain | 8 | .0625 | 1.0000 | .0333 | .5500 | .0662 | .8003 | .0920 | .7939 | .0552 | .8004 | .0587 | .8004 | |
Belgium | 5 | .0625 | 1.0000 | .0333 | .5500 | .0377 | .6909 | .0563 | .7098 | .0312 | .6910 | .0347 | .6910 | |
Greece | 5 | .0625 | 1.0000 | .0333 | .5500 | .0377 | .6909 | .0563 | .7098 | .0312 | .6910 | .0347 | .6910 | |
Netherlands | 5 | .0625 | 1.0000 | .0333 | .5500 | .0377 | .6909 | .0563 | .7098 | .0312 | .6910 | .0347 | .6910 | |
Portugal | 5 | .0625 | 1.0000 | .0333 | .5500 | .0377 | .6909 | .0563 | .7098 | .0312 | .6910 | .0347 | .6910 | |
Austria | 4 | .0625 | 1.0000 | .0333 | .5500 | .0310 | .6556 | .0476 | .6798 | .0258 | .6557 | .0293 | .6557 | |
Sweden | 4 | .0625 | 1.0000 | .0333 | .5500 | .0310 | .6556 | .0476 | .6798 | .0258 | .6557 | .0293 | .6557 | |
Denmark | 3 | .0625 | 1.0000 | .0333 | .5500 | .0242 | .6167 | .0389 | .6486 | .0204 | .6169 | .0239 | .6169 | |
Ireland | 3 | .0625 | 1.0000 | .0333 | .5500 | .0242 | .6167 | .0389 | .6486 | .0204 | .6169 | .0239 | .6169 | |
Finland | 3 | .0625 | 1.0000 | .0333 | .5500 | .0242 | .6167 | .0389 | .6486 | .0204 | .6169 | .0239 | .6169 | |
Luxembourg | 2 | .0625 | 1.0000 | .0333 | .5500 | .0141 | .5736 | .0251 | .6069 | .0120 | .5737 | .0155 | .5737 | |
Sum of Council | 87 | .9375 | | .5000 | | .6897 | | 1.0000 | | .5744 | | .6269 | | |
EP | Socialists | 221 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | .0551 | .8450 | .0596 | .8453 |
European People's Party | 172 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | .0327 | .6529 | .0362 | .6530 | |
United Left | 31 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | .0070 | .5552 | .0073 | .5552 | |
Liberal Dem. and Reformists | 52 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | .0126 | .6017 | .0132 | .6018 | |
Democratic Alliance | 56 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | .0140 | .6137 | .0146 | .6137 | |
Radical Alliance | 19 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | .0040 | .5338 | .0042 | .5338 | |
Greens | 25 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | .0056 | .5469 | .0058 | .5470 | |
Europe of Nations | 19 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | .0040 | .5338 | .0042 | .5338 | |
FPÖ (NI) | 5 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | .0010 | .5100 | .0010 | .5100 | |
Vlaams Blok (NI) | 2 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | .0003 | .5033 | .0003 | .5033 | |
Front National Belgium (NI) | 1 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | .0002 | .5017 | .0002 | .5017 | |
Front National France (NI) | 11 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | .0024 | .5212 | .0025 | .5212 | |
Democratic Unionist (NI) | 1 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | .0002 | .5017 | .0002 | .5017 | |
Alleanza Nazionale. (NI) | 11 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | 0 | .5000 | .0024 | .5212 | .0025 | .5212 | |
Sum of EP | 626 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | .1415 | | .1515 | |
NI Non-attached members
EEC Treaty
(1958-1987) |
Single European Act
(1987-1993) |
Maastricht Treaty
(1993-) |
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EU Policy Areas | U | Q | S | U | Q | S | CO | U | Q | S | CO | CD |
Principles/Citizenship | 60 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 14 | 67 | 22 | 11 | ||||
Free Movement of Goods | 22 | 78 | 12 | 88 | 12 | 88 | ||||||
Agriculture | 17 | 83 | 17 | 83 | 17 | 83 | ||||||
Free Movement of Ps., Serv., Cap. | 47 | 53 | 33 | 39 | 28 | 33 | 43 | 24 | ||||
Transport | 67 | 33 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 17 | 33 | |||||
Common Rules | 43 | 57 | 30 | 50 | 20 | 31 | 54 | 15 | ||||
Economic Policy | 20 | 80 | 20 | 80 | 17 | 58 | 25 | |||||
Trade | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||||||
Social Policy | 40 | 40 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 50 | 25 | ||
Culture | 100 | |||||||||||
Public Health | 100 | |||||||||||
Consumer Protection | 100 | |||||||||||
Transeuropean Networks | 50 | 50 | ||||||||||
Industry | 100 | |||||||||||
Economic and Social Cohesion | 25 | 50 | 25 | 40 | 20 | 40 | ||||||
Research and Technical Develop. | 50 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
Environment | 100 | 33 | 33 | 33 | ||||||||
Development | 100 | |||||||||||
Association | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||||||
Institutional Provisions | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||||||
Financial Provisions | 50 | 50 | 45 | 55 | 33 | 67 | ||||||
Final Provisions | 80 | 20 | 80 | 20 | 80 | 20 | ||||||
Sum per Era (100%) | 51 | 48 | 1 | 45 | 45 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 12 | 11 |
UUnanimity, QQualified Majority, SSimple Majority under Standard Procedure; CO-Cooperation Procedure; CD-Codecision Procedure
Source: Compilation of own data, see König (1997).
Decisiveness | |||
Equal | Unequal | ||
Inclusiveness
of Actor i |
High | Unanimity
(Veto Rights for All Actors) |
Veto Right
for Actor i |
Low | Unweighted
Majority Voting |
Weighted
Majority Voting |