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  • Social partners in the European Union

    This is jargon for the two sides of industry – i.e. employers and workers. At EU level they are represented by three main organisations: The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), representing workers; The Union of Industries of the European Community (UNICE), representing private […]

  • Qualified majority voting in the European Union

    Qualified majority voting in the European Union On most issues, the Council of the European Union takes its decisions by voting. Each country can cast a certain number of votes, roughly in proportion to the size of its population. The number of votes per country is as follows: France, […]

  • Federalism in the European Union

    Broadly speaking, this means any system of government where several states form a unity and yet remain independent in their internal affairs. People who are in favour of this system are often called ‘federalists’. A number of countries around the world – e.g. Australia, Canada, Germany, […]