| Author (Person) | Hagemann, Sara, Hix, Simon |
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| Publisher | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Series Title | The UK in a Changing Europe |
| Series Details | 02.11.15 |
| Publication Date | 02/11/2015 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
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This is the second in a series of articles on whether the UK is 'marginalised' in EU decision-making. The first piece looked at the positions of the UK government in relation to policy outcomes and found that on average the UK was closer to EU outcomes than most other EU governments. In this piece Simon Hix and Sara Hagemann look at the actual voting records in the EU Council and ask a slightly different question: how often is the UK outvoted in the main EU legislative institution? They write that Council voting records suggest there has been a significant shift in the position of the UK government between 2004-09 and 2009-15, with the UK voting against the majority far more often in the latter period and being on the losing side more than any other state. Nevertheless, there remains a high level of agreement in the Council, with the UK still part of the winning majority in almost 87% of cases. Note also the third feature in this series (see related url: Is the UK at the top table in EU negotiations?) |
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| Source Link | http://ukandeu.ac.uk/does-the-uk-win-or-lose-in-the-council-of-ministers/ |
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| Countries / Regions | United Kingdom |
