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EU Law Making- Institutions (Council) (Summits (the Council of the EU is…
EU Law Making- Institutions (Council)
What do they do?
it is the principle law-making body of the EU
makes broad policy decisions
policy = a course or principle of action adopted/proposed by an organisation or individual
Membership of the Council
members of the EU Council (28)
1973: Denmark, Ireland, UK
1957: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands
1981: Greece
1986: Portugal, Spain
1995: Austria, Finland, Sweden
2004: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Solvakian Republic, Slovenia
2007: Bulgaria, Romania
2013: Croatia
the identity of the ministers attending depends on the subject under discussion
if the Council was scheduled to discuss transport, the Secretary of State for Transport would attend
President of the EU Council
Member States take it in turns to provide the President of the Council
each stand for a 6 month period
Day-to-day work of the Council
assisted by a committee of permanent representatives
Summits
the Council of the EU is supplemented by the European Council
a twice yearly 'summit' focusing on political matters
these summits are attended by Government Heads
Voting in the Council of the EU
most council decisions must be made by a majority vote and the double majority rule applies
double majority rule:
2 conditions
a certain percentage of Member States must have voted in favour of the Council proposal
the percentage required in 55%
the proposal being voted in is supported by Member States representing a specified percentage of the EU population
the percentage required is 65%
a successful Council vote =
55% of Member States have voted in favour AND
Member States who have voted in favour have a combined population that represents at least 65% of the total EU population