General Secretariat of the Council

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The General Secretariat of the Council is the administrative body that provides logistical, legal, and policy support to the Council of the European Union and the European Council.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union body
administrative body
country European Union
employs civil servants of the European Union
governedBy Treaty on European Union
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
hasDepartment Directorates-General
Legal Service of the Council
hasFunction institutional memory for the Council and European Council
hasRole assist the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU
draft Council and European Council documents
ensure continuity of the Council’s work
manage Council archives
provide legal advice to the Council and the European Council
provide logistical support for Council meetings
support negotiations between member states
headquartersLocation Belgium
Brussels
jurisdiction European Union law
languagePolicy multilingual
locatedIn Europa building
Justus Lipsius building
officialName General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
oversees practical organisation of Council and European Council meetings
partOf institutional framework of the European Union
provides documentation services
interpretation services
legal support
logistical support
meeting organisation
policy support
translation services
responsibleFor circulation of Council documents
preparation of Council agendas
publication of Council acts
recording Council decisions
sector public administration
serves Council of the European Union
European Council
shortName GSC
GSCUE
supportsBody Council preparatory bodies
Permanent Representatives Committee
supportsProcess EU legislative process
coordination between EU institutions
website https://www.consilium.europa.eu/

Referenced by (9)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Council of the European Union
Political and Security Committee ("General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union")
supportedBy
Treaty Establishing the European Stability Mechanism ("General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union")
hasDepositary
Justus Lipsius building ("General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union")
occupant
General Secretariat of the Council ("General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union")
officialName
European External Action Service ("Council Secretariat’s Directorate-General for External Relations")
replaces
the Council
secretariatProvidedBy
Council of the European Union Justus Lipsius building ("General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union")
usedBy
Committee of Permanent Representatives
worksWith

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