{"id":295,"date":"2013-02-12T15:43:20","date_gmt":"2013-02-12T15:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/?page_id=295"},"modified":"2017-04-18T12:02:16","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T12:02:16","slug":"the-council-of-the-european-union","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/learning\/module-1-understanding-eu-institutions\/the-council-of-the-european-union\/","title":{"rendered":"The Council of the European Union"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2695\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2695\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2695\" src=\"http:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/consiglio.jpg\" alt=\"consiglio\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/consiglio.jpg 500w, https:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/consiglio-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Council of the European Union, Brussels.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Council of the European Union (or the Council or the Council of Ministers) is the main decision making body in the EU. Unlike the Parliament that has a decision-making capacity in certain areas, the Council exercises its decision-making rights on virtually all EU legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The Council, as you shall see by clicking on the link below, represents member states governments at European level. Importantly, Council meetings also provide the forum for member states to cooperate at European level on common defence and foreign policy.<\/p>\n<p>Have a look at the following web page on the <a href=\"http:\/\/europa.eu\/about-eu\/institutions-bodies\/council-eu\/index_en.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Council from the EU\u2019s Europa website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure to concentrate on the make up of the different council meetings. Will an Environment Council meeting be made up of the same individuals as a General Affairs or Foreign Affairs Council meeting?<\/li>\n<li>Who chairs EU meetings in the Council?<\/li>\n<li>Pay close attention to the roles that the Council undertakes.<\/li>\n<li>Look at the voting rights \u2013 how much voting power does Germany have compared to Malta for example?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/learning\/module-1-understanding-eu-institutions\/the-european-council\/what-you-should-know-now\/\">&lt;&lt; Previous<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/learning\/module-1-understanding-eu-institutions\/the-council-of-the-european-union\/the-historical-evolution-of-the-council-of-ministers\/\">\u00a0Next &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Council of the European Union (or the Council or the Council of Ministers) is the main decision making body in the EU. 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