Institution or law · TEU Art. 16(1)
Council of the European Union
In plain English
The EU institution where government ministers of the Member States meet. Together with the European Parliament it adopts EU laws such as the GDPR. Not to be confused with the European Council or the Council of Europe.
What the law says
The Council shall, jointly with the European Parliament, exercise legislative and budgetary functions. It shall carry out policy-making and coordinating functions as laid down in the Treaties.
Related
Official website: consilium.europa.eu/en/council-eu ↗
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