POST COLD WAR WORLD
INTEGRATION OF EUROPE
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France, Germany, Italy and Spain
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France, Germany, Poland and Spain
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Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain
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France, Italy, Germany and Poland
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ordinary legislative procedure The Council is an essential EU decision-maker. It negotiates and adopts new EU legislation, adapts it when necessary, and coordinates policies. In most cases, the Council decides together with the European Parliament through the ordinary legislative procedure, also known as ‘codecision’.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are eight recognised candidates for membership of the European Union: Turkey (since 1999), North Macedonia (2005), Montenegro (2010), Serbia (2012), Albania (2014), Moldova (2022), Ukraine (2022), and Bosnia and Herzegovina (2022).
Detailed explanation-3: -Depending on the issue under discussion, the Council of the EU takes its decisions by: simple majority (14 member states vote in favour) qualified majority (55% of member states, representing at least 65% of the EU population, vote in favour)
Detailed explanation-4: -A qualified majority is reached if two conditions are simultaneously met: 55% of member states vote in favour-in practice this means 15 out of 27. the proposal is supported by member states representing at least 65% of the total EU population.