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Council of the European Union

LC control no.no 94030915
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Corporate name headingCouncil of the European Union
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Variant(s)Council of Ministers (European Union)
Rat der EU
Rat der Europäischen Union
Conseil de l'union européenne
Rådet for den europæiske union
Consejo de la Unión Europea
Consiglio dell'unione europea
Raad van de Europese Unie
Conselho da União Europeia
Symvoulio tēs Eurōpaikēs Henōsēs
See alsoEuropean Council
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Council of the European Communities
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Special noteDo not confuse with: European Council; or: Council of Europe.
Found inIts Guide to the Council of the European Union, 1993.
The Council of Ministers, 1996: CIP galley (Council of the European Union is the main source of European Union legislation, though it shares legislative power with both the European Commission and the European Parliament. It exercises executive power under the treaties, yet it is in part also an executive body. The Council is often described as the Council of Ministers, though this is not its correct title)
Das Generalsekretariat des Rates der EU, 1994.
Traités multilatéraux, 1996: t.p. (Conseil de l'union européenne; Rådet for den europæiske union; Consejo de la Unión Europea; Consiglio dell'unione europea; Raad van de Europese Unie; Conselho da União Europeia; Symvoulio tēs Eurōpaikēs Henōsēs [in Greek])
Not found inYearbk. of intl. orgs., 1992/93: v. 1, p. 353 (Council of the European Economic Community; created Jan. 1958 along with Council of the European Atomic Energy Community under Treaty of Rome; both merged with Council of the European Coal and Steel Community in July 1967 (when "Merger" Treaty of 8 Apr. 1965 came into force) to create the Council of the European Communities which acts as an organ common to the three European Communities: ECSC, EEC, EURATOM)