Qualified Majority Voting

noun

1. QMV. a voting system, used by the EU Council of Ministers, enabling certain resolutions to be passed without unanimity

Example Sentences

"Qualified majority voting can lead to fairer...results for all of us," Baerbock told a conference in Portugal's capital Lisbon.

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One aim was to see qualified majority voting at the European Council expanded.

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Mr. Scholz’s coalition agreement calls for the introduction of qualified majority voting on foreign policy decisions — a step that would likely make Europe far more effective in emergencies.

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“We need a serious debate on ways to manage dissent, including qualified majority voting.”

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The EU also wants to bolster its sanctions system related to cyber incidents, with a proposal for countries to agree on sanctions by qualified majority voting rather than unanimity.

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