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June 01, 2004

Poland demands minority veto in Constitution

Just as the contentious issue of voting rights in EU Constitution talks seemed to be overcome by the widely agreed formula of a "double majority", Poland has now tabled a new demand which is set to further complicate talks.

The Polish interim Prime Minister Marek Belka told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung on Sunday (30 May) that Poland has "in principle" accepted the double majority system, but that this should be complemented by the possibility of a veto of EU decisions by states representing a fifth of the EU population...


http://euobserver.com/?sid=9&aid=16393




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