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COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU) that has the final vote on legislation proposed by the European Commission and deliberated by the European Parliament. Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, the Council was established as the Council of Ministers of the European Communities in 1967, when the EU's predecessor, the European Community, was formally constituted. Its name was changed to the Council of the European Union in 1993.

The council is composed of one minister from the government of each EU nation. Membership is fluid, with each government sending the minister appropriate to the subject then under consideration by the council. The foreign minister is generally regarded as the coordinator and main representative of each government's delegation. The presidency of the council rotates among the member nations. Much of the council's work is prepared by a general secretariat and the Committee of Permanent Representatives, or COREPER, composed of officials from the national governments. Although unanimity of the council is still required in some cases, the Single European Act (1987) expanded the council's ability to make decisions based on a majority vote. Votes of council members are weighted according to the size of the nations they represent.

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European Union Council Presidencies: A Comparative Perspective
Book by Ole Elgström; Routledge, 2003
Subjects:	Council Of The European Union--Presidents, European Union Countries--Politics And Government
...references and index. 1. Council of the European Union-Presidents. 2. European...officials) The Presidency of the European Union (EU) Council of Ministers is one of...Westlake, M. (1995) The Council of the European Union , London: Cartermill...

Widening the European Union: The Politics of Institutional Change and Reform
Book by Bernard Steunenberg; Routledge, 2002
Subjects:	European Union--Europe, Central, European Union--Europe, Eastern, European Union--Membership
...the member states in the Council of the European Union. 7 Not surprisingly...decision-making in the Council of the European Union - formerly the Council...qualified majority voting in the European Union Council of Ministers: an analysis...

The European Union and Democratization
Book by Paul J. Kubicek; Routledge, 2003
Subjects:	Democratization--European Union Countries, Europe, Eastern--Foreign Relations--European Union Countries, European Union Countries--Ethnic Relations, European Union Countries--Foreign Relations--Europe, Eastern, Human Rights--European Union Countries, Post-Communism--Europe, Eastern
...influence of the European Union and its primary partners, the OSCE and the Council of Europe, on Latvian...or with, the European Union and/or the Council of Europe. As the...focus from the Council of Europe to the European Union. The OSCE retained...

A Dictionary of the European Union
Book by David Phinnemore, Lee McGowan; Europa, 2002
Subjects:	European Union--Dictionaries
...Council of Ministers (see Council of the European Union ). (See also Health and...the Commission and the Council of the European Union , and OLAF can bring...must be approved by the Council of the European Union . Approximation can involve...

Fifteen into One? The European Union and Its Member States
Book by Wolfgang Wessels, Andreas Maurer, Jürgen Mittag; Manchester University Press, 2003
Subjects:	European Union, European Union Countries--Politics And Government
...managed by the European Commission...European Union (Maastricht...group, part of a 1975 Council initiative...within the Council of Ministers and with the European Commission...reinforcement The Union is considered...81 See European Council of Helsinki...Conclusions of the Presidency...Enlarged Union, Guidelines...

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The Banana Regime of the European Union, the Caribbean, and Latin America
Journal article by Paul Sutton; Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs, Vol. 39, 1997
Subjects:	Bananas, Europe, European Union, International relations, International trade, Latin America
...motion to the Council of the Organization...meeting of European Union and Central...Caribbean Council for Europe...examination of this issue...concluded that the new banana...against the European Union at the World...approved by Council, alter the NBR in favour of the Latin...enlargement of the European Union. In April...

Green Giants? Environmental Policies of the United States and the European Union
Journal article by Elizabeth R. Desombre; Ethics & International Affairs, Vol. 19, 2005
Subjects:	European Union, MIT Press
...Environmental Policies of the United States and the European Union by Elizabeth...Environmental Policies of the United States and the European Union, Norman J. Vig...something not true of the European Union as a whole or...

Making Policy in the European Union: the Council Recommendation on the Drinking of Alcohol by Young People
Journal article by Trygve Ugland; Contemporary Drug Problems, Vol. 30, 2003
Subjects:	Alcoholism, Children of alcoholics, European Union, Policy making, Public health
...Policy in the European Union: the Council Recommendation on the Drinking of Alcohol by Young...ministers in the European Union (EU) adopted a Council of Ministers recommendation...institutions are the European Commission, the Council of Ministers and...

Enlargement and Integration in the European Union
Journal article by Daniel Piazolo; Comparative Economic Studies, Vol. 40, 1998
Subjects:	Book reviews, Books--Book reviews, Enlargement and Integration in the European Union (Book)
...process and might lead to a completely lethargic union of about 30 members after the Eastern European countries have joined the EU. Furthermore...European Parliament and of voting weights in the Council of Ministers after each enlargement. Despite...

Green Giants?: Environmental Policies of the United States and the European Union
Journal article by Elizabeth R. Desombre; Ethics & International Affairs, Vol. 19, 2005
Subjects:	Books--Book reviews, Green Giants?: Environmental Policies of the United States and the European Union (Book)--Book reviews
...Environmental Policies of the United States and the European Union. by Elizabeth...Environmental Policies of the United States and the European Union, Norman J. Vig...something not true of the European Union as a whole or...

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The European Union as a Template
Magazine article by Michael L. Nash; Contemporary Review, Vol. 282, January 2003
Subjects:	Black Sea Economic Co-operation Council--History, Black Sea Economic Co-operation Council--Management, Economic unions--Models, European Union--Influence, International organization--Models, Maghreb Union--History
...equivalent of the European Council of Ministers, which...states which have the six-monthly Presidency of the European Union. After the first...the template of the European Union in its Presidency of the Council of Ministers. Even...

Environmental Liability in the European Union
Magazine article by Orin M. Kurland; Risk Management, Vol. 41, August 1994
Subjects:	Environmental liability, Europe, European Union, Insurance coverage, Insurance policies, Policy making
...direction the European Union (EU) will go...law. Last year, the Council of Europe did approve...including "an absence of any unified environmental...insurance market in the European Union today." The two...infant stage of development in the European Union.

The European Union at 50-Still an Uncertain Destination ..
Magazine article by Thomas Christiansen; Behind the Headlines, Vol. 64, March 2007
Subjects:	European Union--Laws, regulations and rules, European Union--Origin, European Union--Surveys
...treaty reform, the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers provides leadership in the course of negotiations, and the European Court of Justice through its case law...institutional life of the European Union. To understand the integration process...

The European Union Fails on Financial Accountability
Magazine article by Bashir Khanbhai; Contemporary Review, Vol. 281, November 2002
Subjects:	European Union--Accounting and auditing, Kinnock, Neil--Management, Public finance--Accounting and auditing
...European Union fails on...Khanbhai THE Eastern Region...the East of England...Members of the European Parliament...taken by the Council of Ministers...decision in the Council of Ministers. The European Court of...Regulation of the European Union she had full...

The European Union and Secession
Magazine article by Michael L. Nash; Contemporary Review, Vol. 270, May 1997
Subjects:	European Union--Membership, Secession--Evaluation, United Kingdom--Politics and government
...of the Treaty of European Union 1993 (Maastricht), now reading Any European State may apply to become a member of the Union. It shall address its application to the Council, which shall act unanimously after consulting the Commission and after...

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It's Time for EU to Listen; as the Fallout and Bitter Recriminations Continue after Irish Voters' Rejection of the European Union Lisbon Treaty, Plaid MEP Jill Evans Applauds Their Actions and Calls for Wales to Be Given a Stronger Voice in the EU
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), June 25, 2008
Subjects:	European Union--International relations, European Union--Political activity
...judicial relations with the European Union. In my nine years as an...how Wales loses out under the present system. Our interests...sometimes at one with those of the UK Government, but...should the UK vote in the Council of Ministers be cast as...

The European Union Has Been Founded on Deception
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), June 19, 2004
Subjects:	European Union
...it clear that the EU is a union of nation states, each with their own elected government, not a European superstate. It explicitly states that the EUs powers derive from its...the other way round. The Council of Ministers, which brings...

SO WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN TO EU? THE European Union Is in Turmoil. the Dutch Are Poised to Deliver Another Hammer Blow to the EU Constitution. but What Does It Really Mean to You? Jane Woodhead Reports
Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), June 1, 2005
Subjects:	European Union
...When will the future of the EU be decided? At a European council meeting in June all of the member states will decide what should happen and...Britain takes over the Presidency of the Council Union something which each of the countries do in turn...

Why You Must Vote; Europe Goes to the Polls Tomorrow in What Could Be One of the Most Important Elections in Recent Times. Hans-Gert P/ttering, President of the European Parliament, Explains Why He Thinks It Is Essential to Cast a Vote
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), June 3, 2009
Subjects:	European Union, European Union. European Parliament
...the financing of important infrastructure projects. Today, about 75% of European Union legislation is decided by the European Parliament together with the Council of Ministers which represents the member state governments. In the last parliamentary...

We Must Pull Together to Meet Challenges; A New Crop of MEPs Has Been Settling into the European Parliament in Brussels in the Aftermath of the Election on June 4. Here, Welsh Labour's Representative Derek Vaughan Outlines His Vision for His Job over the Next Term: The Wednesday Essay
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), July 15, 2009
Subjects:	European Union. European Parliament
...have underpinned the European Union. I will question the value of co-operation with fringe groups...in the Socialist Group in the European Parliament. There will be around...Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council VOTER FATIGUE: A key role is...

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Council of the European Union
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION branch of the governing body of the European Union...Community, was formally constituted. Its name was changed to the Council of the European Union in 1993. The council is composed of one minister from the...

Foreign Ministers, Council Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...annexed by the Soviet Union and Poland). Another attempt...and Austria failed when the foreign ministers met...regarding the disposition of the former Italian colonies...reached no conclusions. The council was revived in May June...German reunification, European security, and disarmament...

European Union
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Commission of the European Communities), the Council of the European Union (formerly the Council of Ministers of the European...functions, is headquartered there, as is the Council of the European Union; it is also where the various committees of...

Western European Union
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...transferred its cultural and social activities to the Council of Europe . Under the Maastricht Treaty (1992), the WEU was envisioned as the future military arm of the European Union (EU); it remained institutionally autonomous...

Council of Europe
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the years after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the end of dictatorial Communist rule in Eastern Europe, most Eastern European nations joined the council, bringing the membership total to 47. Only Belarus...

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