A special majority ( constitutional supermajority ) is required of three-fifths of all Deputies and a qualified majority of three-fifths of all Senators present.
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Among the decisions taken at the meeting was a Council decision on the question of qualified majority voting in an enlarged 16-member European Community.
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The Treaty of Maastricht established the European Community Treaty ( EC Treaty ) where the qualified majority voting system was detailed in Article 148.
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The emission of bonds and the approval of a loans need a qualified majority ( 3 / 4 of the votes ) in the parliament.
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The EU Standing Veterinary Committee failed to reach a " qualified majority, " sending the issue to a March 16-17 meeting of EU farm ministers.
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The President of the European Council is appointed for a two and a half year term in a qualified majority vote of the European Council.
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Derycke called for a " big step forward " toward qualified majority voting on all matters, preventing lone countries from holding the 15-nation EU hostage.
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The President of the European Council is elected by the European Council by a qualified majority for a once-renewable term of two and a half years.
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"We simply won't agree to a draft constitution if there is qualified majority voting for setting the policy of the Union in respect of foreign affairs,"
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John Mills, on the Leave side, said that the UK could not veto TTIP because trade pacts were decided by Qualified Majority Voting in the European Council.
