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TREATY ESTABLISHING A CONSTITUTION FOR EUROPE
| ARTICLE I-25: | Definition of qualified majority within the European Council and the Council |
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A qualified majority shall be defined as at least 55 % of the members of the Council, comprising at least fifteen of them and representing Member States comprising at least 65 % of the population of the Union.
A blocking minority must include at least four Council members, failing which the qualified majority shall be deemed attained.
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| 2. | By way of derogation from paragraph 1, when the Council does not act on a proposal from the Commission or from the Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, the qualified majority shall be defined as at least 72 % of the members of the Council, representing Member States comprising at least 65 % of the population of the Union. |
| 3. | Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply to the European Council when it is acting by a qualified majority. |
| 4. | Within the European Council, its President and the President of the Commission shall not take part in the vote. |