ANNEX 2.1
Table of weighting and population for the
existing Union of 15 Member States
(1999 Eurostat Population Data)
| MEMBER STATES
| VOTES
| POPULATION /000
|
| Germany | 10
| 82 038 |
| United Kingdom | 10
| 59 247 |
| France | 10
| 58 966 |
| Italy | 10
| 57 612 |
| Spain | 8
| 39 394 |
| Netherlands | 5
| 15 760 |
| Greece | 5
| 10 533 |
| Belgium | 5
| 10 213 |
| Portugal | 5
| 9 980 |
| Sweden | 4
| 8 854 |
| Austria | 4
| 8 082 |
| Denmark | 3
| 5 313 |
| Finland | 3
| 5 160 |
| Ireland | 3
| 3 744 |
| Luxembourg | 2
| 429 |
| TOTAL EU | 87
| 375 325 |
| Total Votes = 87
| Votes
| % Votes
| Min. No (and %) of Member States
| Min. % of population
|
| Qualified majority |
62 | 71.26%
| 8 (53%)
| 58.16%
|
| Blocking minority | 26
| 29.89%
| 3 (20%)
| 12.38%
|
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