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.


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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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