What the Council does · negotiate and adopt EU laws · conclude international agreements on behalf of the EU · adopt the EU budget · develop the EU's foreign and ... Council configurations · Competitiveness Council · Rotating presidency

It decides on the integration of Western European Union (WEU) into the Union, and its powers to establish guidelines also apply to WEU (Article 17 of the EU ...

The European Council meets at least four times a year to identify EU's development priorities and define the related general political guidelines.

It is one of two legislative bodies and together with the European Parliament serves to amend and approve or veto the proposals of the European Commission. Thérèse Blanchet · Europa building · Presidency

The Council of Europe is the continent's leading human rights organisation. Since its foundation in 1949, the organisation has created a common legal space.

The Council of Europe helps member states fight corruption and terrorism and undertake necessary judicial reforms. Its group of constitutional experts, known as ...

The European Council (informally EUCO) is a collegiate body (directorial system) that defines the overall political direction and priorities of the European ... EU summits · President of the European · List of members of the... · Europa building

Council of the European Union · negotiating and adopting EU laws, together with the European Parliament, on basis of proposals from the European Commission; ...

Key points to remember · The Council is a decision-making institution. · The Council together with the European Parliament exercises legislative and budgetary ...