QMV
QMV :
Qualified majority voting. A process of voting used in the Council and its working parties that allocates a different number of votes to member states broadly depending on their population. Under the QMV process, a measure passes when a ‘qualified majority’ of member state votes are in favour, as opposed to a ‘simple majority’, which would mean 15 member states in favour. A consequence of this is that a measure can be blocked by a minority of states getting together (called a ‘blocking minority’), not necessarily by having to get the support of 14 other member states. On the other hand, having QMV means that the objections of one or more member states can be overruled by a qualified majority of the rest if there are not enough votes amongst the objectors to form a blocking minority
