{"id":299,"date":"2013-02-12T15:43:58","date_gmt":"2013-02-12T15:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/?page_id=299"},"modified":"2017-04-18T12:21:01","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T12:21:01","slug":"the-council-of-the-european-union-key-facts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/learning\/module-1-understanding-eu-institutions\/the-council-of-the-european-union\/the-council-of-the-european-union-key-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"The Council of the European Union: Key facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To re-cap here\u2019s some information about the Council you need to be aware of\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"slideshow\" src=\"http:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/MEDIAASSETS\/unit1\/module1\/council_key_facts\/index.html\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"slideshow-alt\">\n<ul>\n<li>The Council represents the member state governments at the EU.<\/li>\n<li>Ministers and the \u2018councils\u2019 they sit on change, depending on the subject being discussed. 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