Council of the European Union

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:European_Parliament
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:Consilium
gptkb:Council_of_the_EU
gptkbp:address gptkb:Rue_de_la_Loi/Wetstraat_175,_1048_Brussels,_Belgium
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:EU_Council
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Treaty_on_European_Union
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
gptkbp:budget part of the EU budget
gptkbp:composition government ministers from each EU member state
gptkbp:currentPresidency Belgium (as of 2024)
gptkbp:decision qualified majority voting
unanimity (in some areas)
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Council_of_Europe
gptkb:European_Council
gptkbp:emblem stylized 'C' and 'E' in blue and yellow
gptkbp:established 1958
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Brussels,_Belgium
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Council of the European Union
gptkbp:legalStatus intergovernmental institution
gptkbp:logo https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/29727/logo-council-eu.png
gptkbp:mainFunction adopts EU laws
adopts the EU budget
concludes international agreements
coordinates EU policies
develops EU foreign and security policy
coordinates cooperation between courts and police forces of member states
gptkbp:meetingConfigurations 10 different configurations depending on policy area
gptkbp:meetingFrequency regularly, depending on policy area
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Europa_building
gptkb:Justus_Lipsius_building
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 27
gptkbp:officialLanguage 24 official EU languages
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:European_Union
gptkbp:presidencyOrder set by rotation among member states
gptkbp:presidencyTrio three consecutive presidencies cooperate on a common agenda
gptkbp:president rotates every 6 months
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:European_Parliament
gptkb:European_Council
gptkbp:secretariat gptkb:General_Secretariat_of_the_Council
gptkbp:staffedBy General Secretariat staff
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:EU_flag
gptkbp:votingWeight based on population and number of member states
gptkbp:website https://www.consilium.europa.eu/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:PSD2
gptkb:European_Union
gptkb:EU_Member_States
gptkb:EURATOM
gptkb:Council_Regulation_(EC)_No_723/2009
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4