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,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to Article 11(6) of the Council's Rules of Procedure(1),
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’).
(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 2019,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Annex III to the Rules of Procedure is replaced by the following:
| Member State | Population | Percentage of the population of the Union (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 82 719 022 | 16,12 |
| France | 67 221 943 | 13,10 |
| United Kingdom | 66 238 007 | 12,90 |
| Italy | 61 166 142 | 11,92 |
| Spain | 46 659 302 | 9,09 |
| Poland | 37 976 687 | 7,40 |
| Romania | 19 523 621 | 3,80 |
| Netherlands | 17 321 110 | 3,37 |
| Belgium | 11 413 058 | 2,22 |
| Greece | 10 738 928 | 2,09 |
| Czechia | 10 493 154 | 2,04 |
| Portugal | 10 291 027 | 2,00 |
| Sweden | 10 157 000 | 1,98 |
| Hungary | 9 778 371 | 1,91 |
| Austria | 8 802 000 | 1,71 |
| Bulgaria | 7 050 034 | 1,37 |
| Denmark | 5 774 877 | 1,13 |
| Finland | 5 501 930 | 1,07 |
| Slovakia | 5 443 120 | 1,06 |
| Ireland | 4 830 392 | 0,94 |
| Croatia | 4 105 493 | 0,80 |
| Lithuania | 2 808 901 | 0,55 |
| Slovenia | 2 066 880 | 0,40 |
| Latvia | 1 934 379 | 0,38 |
| Estonia | 1 319 133 | 0,26 |
| Cyprus | 864 236 | 0,17 |
| Luxembourg | 600 124 | 0,12 |
| Malta | 475 701 | 0,09 |
| EU-28 | 513 274 572 | |
| Threshold (65 %) | 333 628 472 |
| Member State | Population | Percentage of the population of the Union (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 82 719 022 | 18,50 |
| France | 67 221 943 | 15,04 |
| Italy | 61 166 142 | 13,68 |
| Spain | 46 659 302 | 10,44 |
| Poland | 37 976 687 | 8,50 |
| Romania | 19 523 621 | 4,37 |
| Netherlands | 17 321 110 | 3,87 |
| Belgium | 11 413 058 | 2,55 |
| Greece | 10 738 928 | 2,40 |
| Czechia | 10 493 154 | 2,35 |
| Portugal | 10 291 027 | 2,30 |
| Sweden | 10 157 000 | 2,27 |
| Hungary | 9 778 371 | 2,19 |
| Austria | 8 802 000 | 1,97 |
| Bulgaria | 7 050 034 | 1,58 |
| Denmark | 5 774 877 | 1,29 |
| Finland | 5 501 930 | 1,23 |
| Slovakia | 5 443 120 | 1,22 |
| Ireland | 4 830 392 | 1,08 |
| Croatia | 4 105 493 | 0,92 |
| Lithuania | 2 808 901 | 0,59 |
| Slovenia | 2 066 880 | 0,46 |
| Latvia | 1 934 379 | 0,43 |
| Estonia | 1 319 133 | 0,30 |
| Cyprus | 864 236 | 0,19 |
| Luxembourg | 600 124 | 0,13 |
| Malta | 475 701 | 0,11 |
| EU-27 | 447 036 565 | |
| Threshold (65 %) | 290 573 768’ |
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 2019.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 2018.
For the Council
The President
E. Köstinger
Council Decision 2009/937/EU of 1 December 2009 adopting the Council's Rules of Procedure (OJ L 325, 11.12.2009, p. 35).