Voters whose yes-or-no decision never makes a difference to the outcome in a simple voting game are known as Sweatshirt “null players”.Luxembourg’s role in the Council of Ministers during the first period of the European Economic Community (EEC) is often cited as a real-world case.The paper contrasts the textbook claim that Luxembourg was a null player with a more comprehensive picture of Luxembourg’s role in EEC’s voting system.
The assessment of Luxembourg’s voting power Wooden Toy is sensitive to the role played by the European Commission in the decision-making procedure and the measurement concepts underlying power evaluations.