Special Council of Ministers of the ECSC

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The Special Council of Ministers of the ECSC was the intergovernmental decision-making body of the European Coal and Steel Community, composed of national government representatives responsible for coordinating and approving common coal and steel policies among member states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf decision-making body
intergovernmental organization body
appliesTo coal policy
common market for coal
common market for steel
steel policy
basedOn Treaty of Paris (1951)
surface form: ECSC Treaty
composedOf national government representatives
continent Europe
cooperatesWith Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community
surface form: Common Assembly of the ECSC

Court of Justice of the European Union
surface form: Court of Justice of the ECSC

High Authority of the ECSC
country member states of the European Coal and Steel Community
dissolvedFollowing expiry of the ECSC Treaty
endTime 2002
follows Treaty of Paris (1951)
governs implementation of ECSC Treaty provisions by member states
hasAuthorityOver national coal policies of member states
national steel policies of member states
hasDecisionMakingProcess intergovernmental
hasFunction adopting decisions on major policy issues in coal and steel
approving or rejecting proposals from the High Authority
balancing supranational powers of the High Authority
coordinating national economic policies in coal and steel sectors
ensuring compatibility of ECSC measures with national interests
representing national governments within the ECSC institutional framework
hasJurisdictionOver ECSC member states
hasMember ministers from ECSC member state governments
hasOfficialLanguage Dutch
French
German
Italian
other official languages of ECSC member states
hasRole approving common coal and steel policies
coordinating common coal and steel policies
intergovernmental decision-making body of the ECSC
hasVotingSystem weighted voting
historicalPeriod European integration post-World War II
legalForm institution created by international treaty
locatedIn Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
surface form: Luxembourg City
memberOf institutional system of the ECSC
partOf European Coal and Steel Community
replacedBy Council of the European Union
surface form: Council of the European Communities

Council of the European Union
significantFor development of the Council model in later European Communities
early institutional balance between supranational and intergovernmental elements in Europe
startTime 1952

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Treaty of Paris createdInstitution Special Council of Ministers of the ECSC
subject surface form: Treaty of Paris (1951)
this entity surface form: Special Council of Ministers of the European Coal and Steel Community
Treaty of Paris (1951) establishedInstitution Special Council of Ministers of the ECSC
European Coal and Steel Community institution Special Council of Ministers of the ECSC
Merger Treaty mergedInstitution Special Council of Ministers of the ECSC
this entity surface form: Council of the European Coal and Steel Community
Council of the European Union replaced Special Council of Ministers of the ECSC