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  1. www.coe.int › en › webThe Council of Europe and the European Union - Portal

    The Council of Europe and the European Union share the same fundamental values – human rights, democracy and the rule of law – but are separate entities which perform different, yet complementary, roles. Focusing on those core values, the Council of Europe brings together governments from across Europe – and beyond – to agree minimum ...

  2. www.consilium.europa.eu › en › european-council-andEuropean Council | Council of the European Union - Consilium

    The Council is headed by a six-month rotating presidency. Unlike in the other EU institutions, the presidency of the Council is not assigned to a specific individual, but to a member state – this applies to all Council’s configurations, except the Foreign Affairs Council, which is chaired by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

  3. www.consilium.europa.eu › en › council-euThe Council of the European Union - Consilium

    The Council of the EU represents the member states' governments. It is where national ministers and experts from each EU country meet to: negotiate and adopt EU laws. conclude international agreements on behalf of the EU. adopt the EU budget. develop the EU's foreign and security policy. coordinate member states' policies in specific fields.

  4. european-union.europa.eu › institutions-law-budgetCouncil of the European Union

    • Overview
    • What Does The Council do?
    • Composition
    • How Does The Council Work?
    Role: Voice of EU member governments, adopting EU laws and coordinating EU policies
    Members: Government ministers from each EU country, according to the policy area to be discussed
    President: Each EU country holds the presidency on a 6-month rotating basis
    Established in: 1958 (as Council of the European Economic Community)

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    negotiates and adopts EU laws, together with the European Parliament, based on proposals from the European Commission
    coordinatesEU countries' policies
    develops the EU's foreign & security policy, based on European Councilguidelines
    concludes agreementsbetween the EU and other countries or international organisations

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    There are no fixed members of the EU Council. Instead, the Council meets in 10 different configurations, each corresponding to the policy area being discussed. Depending on the configuration, each country sends their minister responsible for that policy area. For example, when the Council meeting on economic and financial affairs (the "Ecofin Counc...

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    EU ministers meet in public when they discuss or vote on draft legislative acts
    to be passed, decisions usually require a qualified majority:
    You can watch the Council's public sessions live in all EU languages. When a Council meeting is public, so are its minutes and votes.

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  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Council_of_the_European_UnionCouncil of the European Union - Wikipedia

    The Council of the European Union, often referred to in the treaties and other official documents simply as the Council, [a] and informally known as the Council of Ministers, is the third of the seven Institutions of the European Union (EU) as listed in the Treaty on European Union. [2]

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Council_of_EuropeCouncil of Europe - Wikipedia

    The Council of Europe is an entirely separate body [109] from the European Union. It is not controlled by it. Cooperation between the European Union and the Council of Europe was reinforced in the mid-2000s, notably on culture and education as well as on the international enforcement of justice and Human Rights. [110]

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  8. www.coe.int › en › webThe Council of Europe: key facts - Telling the CoE's story

    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, centred on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), across its 46 member states. This represents a death penalty-free zone for more than 700 million people. ­.