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| The body of laws and regulations new members of the EU must accept before gaining admission. |
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| Expansion of the EU’s powers. |
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| The lack of democratic procedures in the EU. |
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| Qualified Majority Voting |
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| The EU voting system in which the Council of Ministers does not need to reach unanimity on most issues. |
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| The Single European Act, created the truly common market in 1992. |
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| In the EU, policy that devolves decision making to the lowest appropriate level. |
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| Authority that transcends national borders. |
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| Informal term denoting the main areas in which the EU has worked since the Maastricht Treaty. |
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| Formerly required for all decisions in the EU, now only for major new policies. |
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