The EU president would serve a two-and-a-half-year term and could only be reelected once ; be responsible for coordinating meetings of the EU heads of state and representing the EU overseas ; and would share the foreign responsibilities with the new EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy , often referred to as the EU 's first foreign minister . -- Changes in QMV voting weights from 2017 so that the support of 55 per cent of countries and 65 per cent of the population is needed to pass legislation , compared with 50 per cent and 62 per cent now .