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18:46 Oct 2, 2008 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Government / Politics / Constitutional Law | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Daniel Coria Argentina Local time: 23:28 | ||||||
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4 +1 | since it gives them a blocking minority / since it enables them to form a blocking minority |
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4 | they are granted/given a blocking minority |
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les otorga una minoría de bloqueo they are granted/given a blocking minority Explanation: "they are granted/given a blocking minority" or, alternatively: "it gives/grants them a blocking minority" "... Parliament calls on the Commission and the Council to take all necessary steps to give the Commission a blocking minority in the supervisory bodies of ..." http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=2&p... "Analysts said the latest purchase would probably make Mr. Arnault the largest shareholder and would be likely to give him a blocking minority at LVMH's ..." http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE4DA153FF... "That would effectively grant Lower Saxony a blocking minority." http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/10/business/invest11.php "A blocking minority is the number of votes needed to block a decision to be made by qualified majority voting." http://en.euabc.com/word/94 "This is easily a blocking minority under the Constitutional Treaty" http://eulawblogger.blogspot.com/2007/05/blocking-minority-o... "That would remove Lower Saxony's blocking minority vote." http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/apr/14/automotive.ge... |
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ya que les otorga una minoría de bloqueo since it gives them a blocking minority / since it enables them to form a blocking minority Explanation: 90 out of the 321 votes available in Council are needed to form a blocking minority when voting according to a qualified majority. ... http://www.smallbusinesseurope.org/en/basic210.html representation, blocking minorities, minority claims, and voting caps. The affiliation strategy is pursued in virtually all countries to improve minority ... http://www.eu-newgov.org/database/DELIV/D21D03_Corporate_Gov... Previously, there was a blocking minority of Member States voting against compulsory labelling of ingredients or products of gene technology. ... http://www.bioline.org.br/request?by95006 It enables Italy, France and Germany to form a blocking minority. If the voting system is to be changed, and we are to stay inside, I demand that the voting ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markmardell/2007/06/... My 2 cents... |
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