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Description:
The
G6
(Group of Six) in the
European Union
is an unofficial group of the interior ministers of the six
European Union member states
–
Germany
,
France
,
United Kingdom
,
Italy
,
Spain
, and
Poland
– with the largest populations and so with the majority of
votes
in the
Council of the European Union
. The G6 was established in 2003 as G5 to deal with
immigration
,
terrorism
and law and order.,
BBC News
In 2006, Poland joined the group, making it the G6.
Under the
third pillar of the EU
,
Police and Judicial Co-operation in Criminal Matters
, powers are largely
intergovernmental
; this is the one EU policy area where there is no
Commission
monopoly on proposing law. In other policy areas, the Commission can usually create balance among the states, but in this one, the G6 has a great deal of influence over the Commission.
Nicolas Sarkozy
has called on the G6 to lead the Union following the dilution of the
Franco-German motor
after the
2004 enlargement of the European Union
.,
Financial Times
The lack of transparency and accountability of the G6 has been criticised by a number of figures, notably by a report by the UK's
House of Lords
.,
House of Lords
, United Kingdom
See also
World
Group of Six
EU
Inner Six
List of European Union member states by population
Democratic deficit in the European Union
Intergovernmentalism
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