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THE COUNCIL OF THE EU

-Role: Voice of EU member governments, adopting EU laws and coordinating EU policies

-Members: Government ministers from each EU country, according to the policy area to be discussed

-President: Each EU country holds the presidency on a 6-month rotating basis

-Established in: 1958 (as Council of the European Economic Community)

-Location: Brussels (Belgium)

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Overview

what does the Council do

-negotiates and adopts EU laws, together with the European Parliament, based on proposals from the European Commission

-coordinates EU countries' policies

-develops the EU's foreign & security policy, based on European Council guidelines

-concludes agreements between the EU and other countries or international organisations

-adopts the annual EU budget - jointly with the European Parliament

EU ministers meet in public

When a Council meeting is public, so are its minutes and votes.

To block a decision, at least 4 countries are needed (representing at least 35% of total EU population)

how does the Council work

There are no fixed members of the EU Council and there are Eurozone countries

composition

  • The Foreign Affairs Council has a permanent chairperson
  • Overall consistency is ensured by the General Affairs Council - which is supported by the Permanent Representatives Committee. This is composed of EU countries' Permanent Representatives to the EU, who are, in effect, national ambassadors to the EU.

who chairs the meetings

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