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Council of the European Union, branch of the governing body of the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the

European Community
..... Click the link for more information. (EU) that has the final vote on legislation proposed by the European Commission European Commission, branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU) invested with executive and some legislative powers. Located in Brussels, Belgium, it was founded in 1967 when the three treaty organizations comprising what was then the European Community
..... Click the link for more information. and deliberated by the European Parliament European Parliament, a branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU). It convenes on a monthly basis in Strasbourg, France; most meetings of the separate parliamentary committees are held in Brussels, Belgium, and its Secretariat is located in Luxembourg.
..... Click the link for more information. . Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, the Council was established as the Council of Ministers of the European Communities in 1967, when the EU's predecessor, the European Community, was formally constituted. Its name was changed to the Council of the European Union in 1993.

The council is composed of one minister from the government of each EU nation. Membership is fluid, with each government sending the minister appropriate to the subject then under consideration by the council. The foreign minister is generally regarded as the coordinator and main representative of each government's delegation. The presidency of the council rotates among the member nations. Much of the council's work is prepared by a general secretariat and the Committee of Permanent Representatives, or COREPER, composed of officials from the national governments. Although unanimity of the council is still required in some cases, the Single European Act (1987) expanded the council's ability to make decisions based on a majority vote. Votes of council members are weighted according to the size of the nations they represent.

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HERMAN VAN ROMPUY has been cut to 4-7 by Ladbrokes to become the first EU Council president, writes Dan Childs.

Rompuy pomp; POLITICS by The Racing Post (London, England)

Miliband's name had been circulated in Brussels as a strong candidate for the job of EU high representative for foreign affairs, one of two new positions created under the Lisbon Treaty along with the new EU council president.

Miliband snubs EU role for election battle at home by AFP / AFP European Edition

Papandreou, who was accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister Demetris Droutsas, also discussed EU issues, ahead of the EU Council, which begins today in Brussels.

Papandreou discusses Cyprus issue with Swedish FM by Financial Mirror (Cyprus)

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