Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2019/2209 of 16 December 2019 amending the Council’s Rules of Procedure
Date: 2019-12-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Council of the European Union, United Kingdom, population census, population statistics, qualified majority, rules of procedure, withdrawal from the EU








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Official Journal of the European Union


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            COUNCIL DECISION (EU, Euratom) 2019/2209
of 16 December 2019
         
amending the Council’s Rules of Procedure


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union,


Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 240(3) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


When an act is to be adopted by the Council acting by qualified majority, it has to be verified that the Member States constituting the qualified majority represent at least 65 % of the population of the Union.












(2)


That percentage is calculated according to the population figures set out in Annex III to the Council’s Rules of Procedure (‘the Rules of Procedure’) (1).












(3)


Article 11(6) of the Rules of Procedure provides that, with effect from 1 January each year, the Council is to amend the figures set out in that Annex, in accordance with the data available to the Statistical Office of the European Union on 30 September of the preceding year.












(4)


In view of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union, Annex III to the Rules of Procedure should also include the figures applicable from the day following that on which the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom.












(5)


The Rules of Procedure should therefore be amended accordingly for the year 2020.












(6)


In accordance with Article 106a of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, Article 240 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union applies to the European Atomic Energy Community,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Annex III to the Rules of Procedure is replaced by the following:




                              ‘ANNEX III

FIGURES CONCERNING THE POPULATION OF THE UNION AND THE POPULATION OF EACH MEMBER STATE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS CONCERNING QUALIFIED MAJORITY VOTING IN THE COUNCIL


1.   
For the purposes of implementing Article 16(4) TEU and Article 238(2) and (3) TFEU, the population of the Union and the population of each Member State, as well as the percentage of each Member State’s population in relation to the population of the Union, for the period from 1 January 2020 until the date on which the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom or until 31 December 2020, at the latest, shall be as follows:







Member State


Population


Percentage of the population of the Union (%)




Germany


82 940 663 


16,13




France


67 028 048 


13,04




United Kingdom


66 647 112 


12,96




Italy


61 068 437 


11,88




Spain


46 934 632 


9,13




Poland


37 972 812 


7,39




Romania


19 405 156 


3,77




Netherlands


17 423 013 


3,39




Belgium


11 467 923 


2,23




Greece


10 722 287 


2,09




Czechia


10 528 984 


2,05




Portugal


10 276 617 


2,00




Sweden


10 243 000 


1,99




Hungary


9 772 756 


1,90




Austria


8 842 000 


1,72




Bulgaria


7 000 039 


1,36




Denmark


5 799 763 


1,13




Finland


5 512 119 


1,07




Slovakia


5 450 421 


1,06




Ireland


4 904 240 


0,95




Croatia


4 076 246 


0,79




Lithuania


2 794 184 


0,54




Slovenia


2 080 908 


0,40




Latvia


1 919 968 


0,37




Estonia


1 324 820 


0,26




Cyprus


875 898 


0,17




Luxembourg


612 179 


0,12




Malta


493 559 


0,10




EU 28


514 117 784 


 




Threshold (65 %)


334 176 560 


 






2.   
For the purposes of implementing Article 16(4) TEU and Article 238(2) and (3) TFEU, the population of the Union and the population of each Member State, as well as the percentage of each Member State’s population in relation to the population of the Union, for the period from the day following that on which the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom to 31 December 2020, shall be as follows:







Member State


Population


Percentage of the population of the Union (%)




Germany


82 940 663 


18,54




France


67 028 048 


14,98




Italy


61 068 437 


13,65




Spain


46 934 632 


10,49




Poland


37 972 812 


8,49




Romania


19 405 156 


4,34




Netherlands


17 423 013 


3,89




Belgium


11 467 923 


2,56




Greece


10 722 287 


2,40




Czechia


10 528 984 


2,35




Portugal


10 276 617 


2,30




Sweden


10 243 000 


2,29




Hungary


9 772 756 


2,18




Austria


8 842 000 


1,98




Bulgaria


7 000 039 


1,56




Denmark


5 799 763 


1,30




Finland


5 512 119 


1,23




Slovakia


5 450 421 


1,22




Ireland


4 904 240 


1,10




Croatia


4 076 246 


0,91




Lithuania


2 794 184 


0,62




Slovenia


2 080 908 


0,47




Latvia


1 919 968 


0,43




Estonia


1 324 820 


0,30




Cyprus


875 898 


0,20




Luxembourg


612 179 


0,14




Malta


493 559 


0,11’.




EU 27


447 470 672 


 




Threshold (65 %)


290 855 937 


 










Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




It shall apply from 1 January 2020.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 2019.


For the Council


The President

J. LEPPÄ
            





(1)  Council Decision 2009/937/EU of 1 December 2009 adopting the Council’s Rules of Procedure (OJ L 325, 11.12.2009, p. 35).