‘The weighting of votes.’ On 13 December 2003, the European Council meeting in Brussels is unable to reach agreement on a future Constitution for Europe. German cartoonist Mohr illustrates the intransigence of Spain and Poland over the reform of the qualified majority voting system and the mechanism by which the weighting of votes is determined. This situation is a source of irritation for France and Germany and for the President of the Convention on the Future of Europe, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing.