EU institutions
1. European Council
- founded in 1974
- intergovernmental
- political policy making body (no legislation)
- meeting of the heads of state/government leaders of each MS + president + high
representative for foreign affairs & security policy
- intergovernmental
- political policy making body (no legislation)
- president: Charles Michel
- high representative: Joseph Borrell Fontelles
- role since Maastricht, official institution since Lisbon
2. Council of the European Union
= council, council of ministers
characteristics
- one or more minister per state
- intergovernmental
- ministers represent their state (not independent members)
- 10 different rotations
- decision-making body:
- decisions
- regulations
- directives
- recommendations
- opinions
- presidency rotates (grouping 3 countries to work together)
january-june 2021 Portugal
july-december 2021 Slovenia
january-june 2022 France
july-december 2022 Czech Republic
january-june 2023 Sweden
july-december 2023 Spain
, decision making
- items decided by COREPER
- A items: representatives reached agreement → no further debate needed
- B items: debate still needed → COREPER amends where necessary
- some MS representatives’ votes weigh more than others
- voting can be by
- absolute majority
- qualified majority (260 votes, 15(18) members, 65% of total)
- unanimity
secretariat-general
EU INTCEN (European Union Intelligence Analysis center) within SG of the council
consists of military & intelligence services who carry out analyses for the EUR foreign affairs
& security policy (+ EUROPOL exchange of information)
preparatory & advisory bodies
COSI
= standing committee for operational coordination of the internal security strategy
(permanent committee of home affairs)
consultative body, gives advice to improve coordination in ha
- 2010 (art. 71 TFEU)
- guarantees effective cooperation & coordination under title V of third party of the
treaty
- specifically police, customs, control external borders & judicial cooperation according
- evaluates general direction & efficiency → give reccomendatoins
- no executive or legislative function
Coreper
= permanent representatives committee (comité des représentants permanents)
preparatory body
- prepares activities of Council, carry out instructions given by Council
- consists of ambassadors & head of permanent representation of each MS
- coordinate CATS, SCIFA
- Coreper I: technical matters
- Coreper II: general economic, financial dossiers, foreign politics, judicial cooperation,
dossiers concerning EU institutions
- coordinating function between national viewpoints and EU
1. European Council
- founded in 1974
- intergovernmental
- political policy making body (no legislation)
- meeting of the heads of state/government leaders of each MS + president + high
representative for foreign affairs & security policy
- intergovernmental
- political policy making body (no legislation)
- president: Charles Michel
- high representative: Joseph Borrell Fontelles
- role since Maastricht, official institution since Lisbon
2. Council of the European Union
= council, council of ministers
characteristics
- one or more minister per state
- intergovernmental
- ministers represent their state (not independent members)
- 10 different rotations
- decision-making body:
- decisions
- regulations
- directives
- recommendations
- opinions
- presidency rotates (grouping 3 countries to work together)
january-june 2021 Portugal
july-december 2021 Slovenia
january-june 2022 France
july-december 2022 Czech Republic
january-june 2023 Sweden
july-december 2023 Spain
, decision making
- items decided by COREPER
- A items: representatives reached agreement → no further debate needed
- B items: debate still needed → COREPER amends where necessary
- some MS representatives’ votes weigh more than others
- voting can be by
- absolute majority
- qualified majority (260 votes, 15(18) members, 65% of total)
- unanimity
secretariat-general
EU INTCEN (European Union Intelligence Analysis center) within SG of the council
consists of military & intelligence services who carry out analyses for the EUR foreign affairs
& security policy (+ EUROPOL exchange of information)
preparatory & advisory bodies
COSI
= standing committee for operational coordination of the internal security strategy
(permanent committee of home affairs)
consultative body, gives advice to improve coordination in ha
- 2010 (art. 71 TFEU)
- guarantees effective cooperation & coordination under title V of third party of the
treaty
- specifically police, customs, control external borders & judicial cooperation according
- evaluates general direction & efficiency → give reccomendatoins
- no executive or legislative function
Coreper
= permanent representatives committee (comité des représentants permanents)
preparatory body
- prepares activities of Council, carry out instructions given by Council
- consists of ambassadors & head of permanent representation of each MS
- coordinate CATS, SCIFA
- Coreper I: technical matters
- Coreper II: general economic, financial dossiers, foreign politics, judicial cooperation,
dossiers concerning EU institutions
- coordinating function between national viewpoints and EU
