President of the European Council as chair

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The President of the European Council as chair is the EU-level leader who presides over and coordinates meetings of the European Council, helping to set its agenda and represent it externally.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf EU institutional office
European Union position
political office
appliesToJurisdiction European Union
appointedBy European Council
appointmentMethod qualified majority vote
cannotHoldOfficeConcurrentlyWith national executive office
other EU institutional office that could create conflicts of interest
country European Union
createdBy Treaty of Lisbon
domain European Union politics
hasAuthorityOver European Council agenda
inception 2009-12-01
legalBasis Article 15 of the Treaty on European Union
Treaty on European Union
maximumTermCount 2
meetsWith High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
President of the European Commission
heads of state or government of EU member states
memberOf European Council
nativeLabel President of the European Council
notSameAs President of the European Commission
President of the European Parliament
officeHolder Charles Michel
officeHolderStartTime 2019-12-01
officialLanguage all official languages of the European Union
partOf European Council
positionHeldBy Charles Michel
Donald Tusk
Herman Van Rompuy
precedence one of the highest-ranking offices of the European Union
replaces rotating presidency of the European Council
reportsTo European Council
represents European Council
European Union at his or her level in the common foreign and security policy
residence Brussels
responsibility convening meetings of the European Council
ensuring follow-up of European Council decisions
proposing strategic guidelines for the European Union
role chairs meetings of the European Council
drives the work of the European Council
ensures preparation and continuity of European Council work
facilitates cohesion and consensus within the European Council
represents the European Council externally
scope strategic direction of the European Union
seat Europa building
termLength 2.5 years
termRenewable once
workLocation Brussels

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
European Council ("President of the European Council")
appoints
European Council
includes
President of the European Council ("President of the European Council")
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