Sentence examples for qualified majority from inspiring English sources

They include terms like "enhanced cooperation" and "qualified majority voting".

The question is subject to a qualified majority vote where Britain can oppose but cannot veto.

Yes, we can! (subject to a qualified majority vote in the council) – that was my motto.

Should decisions be taken by simple majority, qualified majority or unanimity?

Finance ministers will decide, by qualified majority, which members meet certain "convergence" criteria (see article).

Once such a deal had been finalized, the European Council would have to approve it by a qualified majority.

To make decision-making less unwieldy with a much bigger membership, it would introduce qualified majority voting in which bigger countries would have more votes than smaller ones.

Steps and sanctions proposed or recommended by the European commission should be adopted unless a qualified majority of the euro area member states decides otherwise".

The directive will be decided in the EU by the system known as qualified majority voting, according to which no member state can wield a veto.

But given Cameron's immovable opposition to Juncker, the issue was put to a qualified majority vote, with Cameron supported solely by Viktor Orbán, the pugnacious Hungarian prime minister.

"The consequences of a qualified majority vote (QMV) would be significant," said Philippe Lamberts, co-leader of the Greens in the European parliament.