Caricature: EPO 'Voting' When All Votes Are Equal Irrespective of Country's Size
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2016-11-23 09:50:48 UTC
- Modified: 2016-11-23 09:50:48 UTC
Summary: How 'democracy' works in the EPO these days
Input from reader:
fyi: THE VOTE IN THE LAST BFC ON THE REMOVAL OF THE BoA TO HAAR
13 YES: MC, RO, CY, DK, LT, FI, LU, AL, BE, BG, LV, SE, HR;
8 NO: IT, CH, IE, NL, AT, PL, NO, FR;
15 ABSTENTIONS: ES, SM, SI, RS, GB, CZ, GR, MT, IS, PT, MK, HU, DE, EE, TR;
2 DID NOT ATTEND: SK, LI
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