Council of the European Union (City of Brussels)
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Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat, 175
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The Council of the European Union, often referred to in the treaties and other official documents simply as the Council[a] and informally known as Council of Ministers, is the third of the seven Institutions of the European Union (EU) as listed in the Treaty on European Union. It is one of two legislative bodies and together with the European Parliament serves to amend and approve the proposals of the European Commission.
The Council of the European Union and the European Council are the only EU institutions that are explicitly intergovernmental, that is forums whose attendees express and represent the position of their member state's executive, be they ambassadors, ministers or heads of state/government.
The Council meets in 10 different configurations of 27 national ministers (one per state). The precise membership of these configurations varies according to the topic under consideration; for example, when discussing agricultural policy the Council is formed by the 27 national ministers whose portfolio includes this policy area (with the related European Commissioners contributing but not voting).
The Council of the European Union and the European Council are the only EU institutions that are explicitly intergovernmental, that is forums whose attendees express and represent the position of their member state's executive, be they ambassadors, ministers or heads of state/government.
The Council meets in 10 different configurations of 27 national ministers (one per state). The precise membership of these configurations varies according to the topic under consideration; for example, when discussing agricultural policy the Council is formed by the 27 national ministers whose portfolio includes this policy area (with the related European Commissioners contributing but not voting).
The place is located in Justus Lipsius Building
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_the_European_Union
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Coordinates: 50°50'31"N 4°22'56"E
- Justus Lipsius Building 0.2 km
- Triangle building ( (EUROPEAN EXTERNAL ACTION SERVICE HEADQUARTERS) 0.2 km
- Residence Palace - Press Centre / European Council 0.3 km
- Espace Léopold, European Parliament 0.7 km
- European Commission Beaulieu Quarter Buildings 3.5 km
- European Patent Office 134 km
- European Investment Bank Building (extension) 184 km
- European Court of Justice 185 km
- European Parliament, Louis Weiss building (LOW / IPE 4) 349 km
- Winston Churchill (WIC/IPE1) and Salvador de Madariaga buildings (SDM/IPE2) 349 km
- Schuman roundabout 0.1 km
- European Quarter of Brussels 0.1 km
- European Commission Headquarters - Berlaymont building 0.2 km
- Square Marie-Louise / Maria-Louizasquare 0.6 km
- Leopold Quarter 0.7 km
- Esplanade of the European Parliament 0.7 km
- Etterbeek 1.3 km
- Brussels-Capital Region 1.4 km
- Saint-Josse-ten-Noode 1.5 km
- Schaerbeek / Schaarbeek 2.3 km