EUCO
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EUCO is the commonly used abbreviation for the European Council, the institution that defines the European Union’s overall political direction and priorities.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | European Council ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | European Council ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Heads of State or Government of the EU member states
ⓘ
President of the European Commission ⓘ President of the European Council ⓘ |
| convenes |
European Union meetings
ⓘ
surface form:
EU summits
|
| defines |
overall political direction of the European Union
ⓘ
overall priorities of the European Union ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Council of the European Union
ⓘ
European Commission ⓘ European Parliament ⓘ |
| doesNotExercise | legislative functions ⓘ |
| fullName | European Council ⓘ |
| governsPolicyAreas |
economic policy strategic direction
ⓘ
foreign and security policy strategic direction ⓘ institutional and treaty matters strategic direction ⓘ |
| hasDecisionMakingMode | consensus in most cases ⓘ |
| hasRole |
sets EU’s overall political direction
ⓘ
sets EU’s overall priorities ⓘ |
| languageCodeAbbreviation | EN ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Brussels, Belgium ⓘ |
| meetsFrequency | at least four times a year ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
|
| memberOf |
European institutions
ⓘ
surface form:
European Union institutions
|
| oversees | Brexit negotiation guidelines (historical role) ⓘ |
| partOf |
European institutions
ⓘ
surface form:
European Union institutional framework
|
| sets | strategic agenda of the European Union ⓘ |
| typeOfBody | intergovernmental institution ⓘ |
| usedAs |
hashtag and label in EU communications
ⓘ
short name in EU institutional documents ⓘ |
| usuallyAttendedBy | High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ |
| website | https://www.consilium.europa.eu/european-council/ ⓘ |
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