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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label EU Council
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Treaty_on_European_Union
Treaty on the Functioning of the 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:Transport
Education
Tourism
Agriculture
occupation
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