{"id":62979,"date":"2020-01-01T12:46:09","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T11:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=62979"},"modified":"2023-01-10T14:35:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T13:35:11","slug":"european-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/european-council\/","title":{"rendered":"European Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/logo-consejo-europeo.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-62953 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/logo-consejo-europeo-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/logo-consejo-europeo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/logo-consejo-europeo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/logo-consejo-europeo.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Access to the official webpage and social networks<\/h3>\n<div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; 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It represents the\u00a0<strong>highest level<\/strong>\u00a0of political cooperation between EU countries.<\/p>\n<p>One of the EU&#8217;s 7 official institutions, the European Council takes the form of (usually quarterly)\u00a0<strong>summit meetings<\/strong>\u00a0between EU leaders, chaired by a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/en\/european-council\/president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">permanent president<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>What does the European Council do?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>decides on the EU&#8217;s overall\u00a0<strong>direction<\/strong>\u00a0and political\u00a0<strong>priorities<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 but\u00a0<em>does not pass laws<\/em><\/li>\n<li>deals with\u00a0<strong>complex or sensitive issues that cannot be resolved<\/strong>\u00a0at lower levels of intergovernmental cooperation<\/li>\n<li>sets the EU&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eeas.europa.eu\/cfsp\/index_en.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">common foreign &amp; security policy<\/a>, taking into account EU strategic interests and defence implications<\/li>\n<li>nominates and appoints candidates to certain high profile EU level roles, such as the ECB and the Commission<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On each issue, the European Council can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ask the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/europa.eu\/european-union\/about-eu\/institutions-bodies\/european-commission_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Commission<\/a>\u00a0to make a\u00a0<strong>proposal<\/strong>\u00a0to address it<\/li>\n<li>pass it on to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/europa.eu\/european-union\/about-eu\/institutions-bodies\/council-eu_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Council of the EU<\/a>\u00a0to deal with<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Composition<\/h3>\n<p>The European Council is made up of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/en\/european-council\/members\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heads of state or government of all EU countries<\/a>, the European Council President, and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/2014-2019\/president_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Commission President<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is convened and chaired by its\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/en\/european-council\/president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President<\/a>, who is elected by the European Council itself for a once-renewable\u00a0<strong>two-and-a-half-year term<\/strong>. Among other things, the President represents the EU to the\u00a0<strong>outside world<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>How does the European Council work?<\/h3>\n<p>It usually meets\u00a0<strong>4 times a year<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 but the President can convene additional meetings to address urgent issues.<\/p>\n<p>It generally decides issues by\u00a0<strong>consensus<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 but by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/en\/council-eu\/voting-system\/unanimity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unanimity<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/en\/council-eu\/voting-system\/qualified-majority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">qualified majority<\/a>\u00a0in some cases. 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