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Sat 09 Sep 2009Double majority voting system aims to make EU more democratic
LISBON EXPLAINED:Lisbon requires 55 per cent of states and 65 per cent of population to pass a decision, writes JAMIE SMYTH
IF THE Lisbon Treaty is ratified by all member states, it would introduce a new voting system for the EU’s main legislative and co-ordinating body, the Council of Ministers.
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