The relationship between Moldova and Russia deteriorated in November 2003 over a blocking minority over all major policy matters of Moldova.
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Diplomats suggested a possible compromise would be changing the population threshold, making it easier for smaller countries to form a blocking minority.
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This resulted in the increase in the blocking minority in the Council and the loss of the larger states'second European Commissioner.
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It will be overseen by a second chamber, the Council of the Nation, in which the president will appoint a blocking minority.
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Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Austria opposed the plan and formed a " blocking minority " in the committee.
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It was no longer clear that states seeking to invoke the Luxembourg compromise would have sufficient support in Council to constitute a blocking minority.
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Under French rules, a 33 percent share of voting rights constitutes a blocking minority, theoretically immunizing the merged company against a hostile bid.
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From a total of 345 votes, 232 are needed to approve a decision, 90 for a blocking minority . ( pa-rr)
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Members of the blocking minority will have enormous power to extract concessions for their votes : a local pork project, a judgeship for a friend . ..
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The qualified majority was set at 258 votes out of 342, with 89 votes required for a blocking minority _ equivalent to three large nations and one small one.
