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>Italy, Poland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Luxembourg, Malta and Slovakia did not agree to the draft, however. Can they veto it, or do they have to take
by de9xvnh7 8y ago
>Italy, Poland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Luxembourg, Malta and Slovakia did not agree to the draft, however.
Can they veto it, or do they have to take it whether they like it or not?
- akerro 8y agoEvery EEA country will have to implement this directive on their own.
- marlonbrandy 8y agoVeto is available in limited number of cases otherwise unelected body can force member states to implement law such as this provided this will be accepted in European Parliament. People elected to parliament are not the brightest so this is likely going to pass with a bit of lobbying. I am so happy UK leaves this circus.
- iknowstuff 8y agoThe European Council needs the approval of 16 out of 28 member states, representing at least 65% of the total EU population, to pass the legislation to the directly elected European Parliament, which will vote on it by a simple majority.