Select Committee on European Scrutiny Seventeenth Report


ANNEX C

AMSTERDAM MODEL 1

Country
Population
(millions)
Votes
EU15
Votes
EU21
Votes
EU27
Germany
81.59
25
25
25
UK
58.26
25
25
25
France
57.98
25
25
25
Italy
57.19
25
25
25
Spain
39.62
20
20
20
Poland
38.39
   
20
20
Romania
22.84
   
   
12
Neth.
15.50
12
12
12
Greece
10.45
10
10
10
Cz. Rep
10.30
10
10
Belgium
10.11
10
10
10
Hungary
10.11
   
10
10
Portugal
9.82
10
10
10
Sweden
8.78
8
8
8
Bulgaria
8.77
   
   
8
Austria
7.97
8
8
8
Slovakia
5.35
   
   
6
Denmark
5.18
6
6
6
Finland
5.11
6
6
6
Lithuania
3.70
   
   
6
Ireland
3.55
6
6
6
Latvia
2.56
   
   
3
Slovenia
1.95
   
3
3
Estonia
1.53
   
3
3
Cyprus
0.74
   
3
3
Luxembourg
0.41
3
3
3
Malta
0.37
   
   
3
TOTAL
478.123
199
248
286
QM votes @ 71%
   
141
176
203
BM votes
   
59
73
84
Min % Pop for QM
   
60%
59%
56.8%
Min countries
necessary for QM
   
7
10
12
Min countries
necessary for BM
   
3
3
4



AMSTERDAM MODEL 2

Country
Population
(millions)
Votes
EU15
Votes
EU21
Votes
EU27
Germany
81.59
12
12
12
UK
58.26
12
12
12
France
57.98
12
12
12
Italy
57.19
12
12
12
Spain
39.62
9
9
9
Poland
38.39
   
9
9
Romania
22.84
   
   
6
Neth.
15.50
6
6
6
Greece
10.45
5
5
5
Cz. Rep
10.30
5
5
Belgium
10.11
5
5
5
Hungary
10.11
   
5
5
Portugal
9.82
5
5
5
Sweden
8.78
4
4
4
Bulgaria
8.77
   
   
4
Austria
7.97
4
4
4
Slovakia
5.35
   
   
3
Denmark
5.18
3
3
3
Finland
5.11
3
3
3
Lithuania
3.70
   
   
3
Ireland
3.55
3
3
3
Latvia
2.56
   
   
2
Slovenia
1.95
   
2
2
Estonia
1.53
   
2
2
Cyprus
0.74
   
2
2
Luxembourg
0.41
2
2
2
Malta
0.37
   
   
2
TOTAL
478.123
97
122
142
QM votes @ 71%
   
69
87
101
BM votes
   
29
36
40
Min % Pop for QM
   
60%
58.2%
57.5%
Min countries
necessary for QM
   
8
10
13
Min countries
necessary for BM
   
3
3
4



DUAL MAJORITY

Country
Population
(millions)
% Population
EU 15
% Population
EU 21
% Population
EU 27
Germany
81.59
21.96
18.78
17.06
UK
58.26
15.68
13.41
12.19
France
57.98
15.61
13.34
12.13
Italy
57.19
15.39
13.16
11.96
Spain
39.62
10.66
9.12
8.29
Poland
38.39
   
8.83
8.03
Romania
22.84
   
   
4.78
Neth.
15.50
4.17
3.57
3.24
Greece
10.45
2.81
2.40
2.19
Cz. Rep
10.30
   
2.37
2.15
Belgium
10.11
2.72
2.33
2.11
Hungary
10.11
   
2.33
2.11
Portugal
9.82
2.64
2.26
2.05
Sweden
8.78
2.36
2.02
1.84
Bulgaria
8.77
   
   
1.83
Austria
7.97
2.15
1.83
1.67
Slovakia
5.35
   
   
1.12
Denmark
5.18
1.39
1.19
1.08
Finland
5.11
1.38
1.18
1.07
Lithuania
3.70
   
   
0.77
Ireland
3.55
0.96
0.82
0.74
Latvia
2.56
   
   
0.54
Slovenia
1.95
   
0.45
0.41
Estonia
1.53
   
0.35
0.32
Cyprus
0.74
   
0.17
0.16
Luxembourg
0.41
0.11
0.09
0.08
Malta
0.37
   
   
0.08
TOTAL
478.123
100
100
100
50% population
threshold: Min
countries for BM
   
3
4
4
60% population
threshold: Min
countries for BM
   
3
3
3



PROJECTIONS USING CURRENT SYSTEM

Country
Population
(millions)
Votes
EU15
Votes
EU21
Votes
EU27
Germany
81.59
10
10
10
UK
58.26
10
10
10
France
57.98
10
10
10
Italy
57.19
10
10
10
Spain
39.62
8
8
8
Poland
38.39
   
8
8
Romania
22.84
   
   
6
Neth.
15.50
5
5
5
Greece
10.45
5
5
5
Cz. Rep
10.30
   
5
5
Belgium
10.11
5
5
5
Hungary
10.11
   
5
5
Portugal
9.82
5
5
5
Sweden
8.78
4
4
4
Bulgaria
8.77
   
   
4
Austria
7.97
4
4
4
Slovakia
5.35
   
   
3
Denmark
5.18
3
3
3
Finland
5.11
3
3
3
Lithuania
3.70
   
   
3
Ireland
3.55
3
3
3
Latvia
2.56
   
   
3
Slovenia
1.95
   
3
3
Estonia
1.53
   
3
3
Cyprus
0.74
   
2
2
Luxembourg
0.41
2
2
2
Malta
0.37
   
   
2
TOTAL
478.123
87
113
134
QM votes @ 71%
   
62
80
95
BM votes
   
26
34
40
Min % Pop for QM
   
58.2%
53.3%
50.3%
Min countries
necessary for QM
   
8
11
14
Min countries
necessary for BM
   
3
4
4




 
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