Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union

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The Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union is the senior administrative official responsible for overseeing the Council’s Secretariat and supporting the work and decision-making processes of the EU member states’ governments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union institutional position
public office
appliesToJurisdiction European Union NERFINISHED
appointedBy Council of the European Union NERFINISHED
representatives of the governments of the member states
country European Union
differentFrom Secretary-General of the European Commission NERFINISHED
Secretary-General of the European Parliament NERFINISHED
hasJurisdictionOver Council of the European Union Secretariat NERFINISHED
headOf General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union NERFINISHED
inception 1958
isPositionHeldBy civil servant
non-political appointee
legalBasis Council’s Rules of Procedure NERFINISHED
Treaty on European Union NERFINISHED
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
locationOfWork Belgium NERFINISHED
Brussels NERFINISHED
nativeLabel Generalsekretär des Rates der Europäischen Union NERFINISHED
Secretario General del Consejo de la Unión Europea NERFINISHED
Secrétaire général du Conseil de l’Union européenne NERFINISHED
Segretario generale del Consiglio dell’Unione europea NERFINISHED
officeHolder Thérèse Blanchet NERFINISHED
officeHolderStartTime 2022-10-01
partOf Council of the European Union NERFINISHED
General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union NERFINISHED
reportsTo Council of the European Union NERFINISHED
European Council NERFINISHED
responsibleFor administrative management of the Council of the European Union
budgetary and staff management of the General Secretariat
document management for the Council
ensuring continuity of the Council’s work
logistical support for Council meetings
preparing meetings of the Council of the European Union
providing legal and procedural advice to the Council
supporting the work of the Council of the European Union
supporting the work of the European Council
translation and interpretation services for the Council
scopeOfAuthority administrative
budgetary within the General Secretariat
organizational
seat Europa building NERFINISHED
Justus Lipsius building NERFINISHED
worksWith Council working parties NERFINISHED
Permanent Representatives Committee (COREPER) NERFINISHED
Presidency of the Council of the European Union NERFINISHED
President of the European Council NERFINISHED

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Javier Solana positionHeld Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union
GSCUE governingBody Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union
Directorates-General reportsTo Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union
subject surface form: Directorates-General of the General Secretariat of the Council