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 On [[November 1]] [[2004]], modified voting weights from the [[Treaty of Nice]] will come into effect (this date was revised by the [[Treaty of Accession 2003]] from the original intention of [[January 1]], [[2005]]). This Treaty also provides for qualified majority votes to require a 'double majority' of both population and number of countries.
 
Further revisions to voting weights are proposed in the draft [[European Constitution|constitutional treaty]] which is currently under negotiation.
 
 ==External links==
 *[http://ue.eu.int Council of the European Union] [http://ue.eu.int/cms3_fo/showPage.asp?lang=en&id=242 about itself] (includes info on voting weights)
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 On [[November 1]] [[2004]], modified voting weights from the [[Treaty of Nice]] will come into effect (this date was revised by the [[Treaty of Accession 2003]] from the original intention of [[January 1]], [[2005]]). This Treaty also provides for qualified majority votes to require a 'double majority' of both population and number of countries.
 
Further revisions to voting weights are made in the proposed [[European Constitution|constitutional treaty]] which was signed in [[October 29]], [[2004]].
 
 ==External links==
 *[http://ue.eu.int Council of the European Union] [http://ue.eu.int/cms3_fo/showPage.asp?lang=en&id=242 about itself] (includes info on voting weights)
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