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The Council of Ministers provides a comprehensive analysis of the Council of Ministers: how it works, its varied activities, functions, and its relationships with the other key EU institutions and the member states. It is a key legislative institution which lies at the fulcrum of decision-making in the European Union.
Contents
Introduction.- PART 1The Ministers in Council.- Officials Prepare the Ground: The Preparatory Bodies.- Bureaucrats Organise and Advise:.- The Council Secretariat.- Taking Turns at the Wheel: The Presidency.- PART II: WITH WHOM?.- Overlapping Competences: The Council and the European Council.- Competition and Cooperation: The Council and the Commission.- An Evolving Partnership: The Council and the European Parliament.- Not Just Governments: The Council and the Member States.- PART III: HOW?.- Less Often than Expected: Voting in the Council.- Compromise and Consensus: Negotiation and Bargaining in the Council.- Conclusions.