EU Council

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:European_Parliament
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currentPresidency Belgium (as of 2024)
gptkbp:decision Co-decision with European Parliament
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:European_Parliament
gptkb:European_Council
gptkbp:employs gptkb:General_Secretariat_of_the_Council
gptkbp:established 1958
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Brussels,_Belgium
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Treaty_on_the_Functioning_of_the_European_Union
gptkb:Treaty_on_European_Union
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Europa_building
gptkb:Justus_Lipsius_building
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:European_Union
gptkbp:members Ministers from each EU member state
gptkbp:officialLanguage 24 official EU languages
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Council_of_the_European_Union
gptkbp:policy gptkb:culture
gptkb:economic_policy
gptkb:football
gptkb:Tourism
gptkb:Transport
gptkb:occupation
Education
Agriculture
Consumer protection
Health
Taxation
Energy
Foreign affairs
Humanitarian aid
Fisheries
Environment
Development cooperation
Internal market
Justice and home affairs
Research and innovation
Security and defence
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Special_Council_of_Ministers_(ECSC)
gptkbp:president Rotates every 6 months among EU member states
gptkbp:primaryUse Adopts EU laws with European Parliament
Approves EU budget with European Parliament
Coordinates policies of EU member states
Legislative body of the EU
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:EU_flag
gptkbp:votingSystem Qualified majority voting
Unanimity (for some decisions)
gptkbp:website https://www.consilium.europa.eu/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Council_of_the_European_Union
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label EU Council