European Council

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European Union institution supranational political body

The European Council is an EU institution that brings together the heads of state or government of member countries to define the European Union’s overall political direction and priorities.

Aliases (8)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European Union institution → supranational political body →
adopts	conclusions at the end of meetings →
appoints	High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy → President of the European Commission → President of the European Council →
articleReference	Article 15 of the Treaty on European Union →
becameFormalEUInstitutionIn	2009 →
canDecideBy	qualified majority in specific cases →
country	European Union →
decidesBy	consensus in most cases →
decisionMakingMode	intergovernmental →
defines	general priorities of the European Union → overall political direction of the European Union →
doesNotExercise	formal law‑making powers → legislative functions →
establishedBy	Treaty of Lisbon →
formedIn	1974 →
hasAbbreviation	EUCO →
hasMember	President of the European Commission → President of the European Council → heads of state or government of EU member states →
hasNo	budgetary authority → direct legislative initiative →
hasNonVotingParticipant	High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy →
hasOfficialLanguage	all official languages of the European Union →
hasTypeOfMembership	one member per EU member state →
includes	President of the European Council as chair →
isDistinctFrom	Council of Europe → Council of the European Union →
legalBasis	Treaty on European Union →
locatedIn	Belgium → Brussels →
mayHold	extraordinary meetings →
meetsAt	Europa building →
meetsFrequency	at least four times a year →
partOf	institutional framework of the European Union →
predecessor	summits of heads of state or government of the European Communities →
proposes	candidate for President of the European Commission to the European Parliament →
recognizedAsInstitutionBy	Treaty of Lisbon →
roleInCFSP	defines general political directions and priorities of the Common Foreign and Security Policy →
roleInEMU	provides strategic guidance for Economic and Monetary Union →
sets	strategic agenda of the European Union →
usesWorkingLanguage	English → French → German →
website	https://www.consilium.europa.eu/european-council/ →

Referenced by (62)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
European Commission → European Commissioner → Executive Board of the European Central Bank → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy → Luis de Guindos → President of the European Commission → President of the European Council →	appointedBy
Federal Chancellor of Austria → Government of Ireland ("European Council through the Taoiseach") → President of the Council of Ministers of Spain → President of the European Council → Prime Minister of Poland → Prime Minister of Portugal →	memberOf
European Systemic Risk Board → Foreign Affairs Council ("European Council on strategic foreign policy issues") → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy → President of the European Commission → President of the European Council →	reportsTo
Council of Ministers of the European Union → Foreign Affairs Council → General Affairs Council → Office of European Union and Regional Affairs → the Council →	worksWith
Chancellor of Germany → High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ("European Council meetings") → President of Cyprus ("European Council (when Cyprus is represented by the president)") → Prime Minister of Norway ("European Council (when applicable through EEA-related matters)") →	participatesIn
Europe 2020 strategy → Lisbon Strategy → United in diversity →	adoptedBy
Council of the European Union Justus Lipsius building → EU Member States armed forces → Justus Lipsius building →	usedBy
Olaf Scholz → President of the European Council →	partOf
EUCO →	abbreviationFor
Europe 2020 strategy ("European Council meeting of June 2010") →	adoptedAt
EU Battlegroups →	approvedBy
European People’s Party →	associatedWithInstitution
European Union area of freedom, security and justice →	developedBy
Council of the European Union →	distinctFrom
National Reform Programmes ("European Council spring summit") →	evaluatedBy
EUCO →	fullName
European Union →	hasCouncil
Eurozone ("Euro Summit") →	hasInstitution
European integration →	hasKeyFramework
Schuman roundabout →	hasNearbyInstitution
Brussels-Capital Region →	hosts
Belgium →	hostsHeadquartersOf
European institutions →	includes
Brussels →	isSeatOf
Brexit →	negotiatingParty
Europa building →	operatedBy
European Parliament →	oversees
General Affairs Council →	preparesForBody
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 →	relatedInstitution
National Reform Programmes →	reportedTo
President of the European Council →	represents
Lisbon Strategy →	revisedBy
General Secretariat of the Council →	serves
Member States of the European Union →	sharesInstitution
Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union →	signedBy