|
Size: 1055
Comment: Reorg
|
← Revision 3 as of 2024-02-03 18:02:42 ⇥
Size: 997
Comment: Reorg
|
| Deletions are marked like this. | Additions are marked like this. |
| Line 1: | Line 1: |
| ## page was renamed from Europe/CouncilOfTheEuropeanUnion | |
| Line 4: | Line 3: |
| The '''Council of the European Union''' (also known as the '''Council of Ministers''', or even as just the '''Council''') is a component of the [[Europe/EuropeanUnion|European Union's]] legislative branch. | The '''Council of the European Union''' (also known as the '''Council of Ministers''', or even as just the '''Council''') is a component of the EU legislative branch. |
| Line 30: | Line 29: |
| The Council nominates the [[Europe/EuropeanCommission|commissioners of the European Commission]] (subject to approval by the [[Europe/EuropeanParliament|European Parliament]]). | The Council nominates the [[WorldHistory/EuropeanUnion/EuropeanCommission|commissioners of the European Commission]] (subject to approval by the [[WorldHistory/EuropeanUnion/EuropeanParliament|European Parliament]]). |
Council of the European Union
The Council of the European Union (also known as the Council of Ministers, or even as just the Council) is a component of the EU legislative branch.
Composition
The Council of the European Union is composed of governmental representatives from each member state. For example, when the Council discusses agricultural policy, each member state sends the corresponding minister to represent their interests.
The Council is headed by a president. The presidency rotates automatically among member states every six months. The post is then held by that government's representative.
History
Powers
The Council nominates the commissioners of the European Commission (subject to approval by the European Parliament).