2007-06-20T10:22:04-05:00 2010-01-23T15:01:10-05:00 This dataset includes three equivalent voting weights in the Council of Ministers for the 27 member states of the European Union. Currently, voting weights are based on the Treaty of Nice. Two alternatives to the current system are under consideration. One is based one population (the Constitution for Europe) and the other is a proposal by Poland to use the square root of a state's population. 27995 Equivalent Votes in the Council of Ministers FmyODTQbGodtFnvVie7AHw== European Union 1006571 2007-07-20T04:47:18-05:00