European Union Council

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:European_Parliament
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:EU_Council
gptkbp:configuration gptkb:Justice_and_Home_Affairs_Council
gptkb:Foreign_Affairs_Council
gptkb:Agriculture_and_Fisheries_Council
gptkb:Competitiveness_Council
gptkb:Economic_and_Financial_Affairs_Council
gptkb:Education,_Youth,_Culture_and_Sport_Council
gptkb:Employment,_Social_Policy,_Health_and_Consumer_Affairs_Council
gptkb:Environment_Council
gptkb:General_Affairs_Council
gptkb:Transport,_Telecommunications_and_Energy_Council
gptkbp:decision qualified majority voting
unanimity (in some areas)
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Council_of_Europe
gptkb:European_Council
gptkbp:established 1958
gptkbp:hasCommittee gptkb:COREPER
Working Parties
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Brussels,_Belgium
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label European Union Council
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Treaty_on_European_Union
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
gptkbp:mainLanguage 24 official EU languages
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Europa_building
gptkb:Justus_Lipsius_building
gptkbp:meetsAs 10 different configurations
gptkbp:members Ministers from each EU member state
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 27
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Council_of_the_European_Union
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:European_Union
gptkbp:policy gptkb:economic_policy
gptkb:security
agriculture
environment
transport
foreign affairs
justice and home affairs
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Special_Council_of_Ministers_(ECSC)
gptkbp:president Belgium (as of 2024)
rotates every 6 months
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:European_Parliament
gptkb:European_Council
gptkbp:role gptkb:legislative_body
concludes international agreements
adopts EU laws with European Parliament
approves EU budget with European Parliament
coordinates policies of member states
gptkbp:votingSystem double majority
gptkbp:website https://www.consilium.europa.eu/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Atalanta
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6