Poland and Spain are about to launch their battle to keep the current system of voting in the Council, introduced by the Nice Treaty.
The Treaty gives both states 27 votes in the Council, only two votes fewer than the four biggest EU member states have.
The Polish and Spanish governments believe Nice to be a "very difficult compromise" which created a fair and effective decision-making system.
Spanish foreign minister Ana Palacio and her Polish counterpart Wlodzimierz Cimo...
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