COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (Economic and Financial Affairs/Budget), Brussels - Main contents
| date | November 15, 2019 |
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| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | Brussels, Belgium  |
| organisation | Council of the European Union (Council) i, European Council i, Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) i |
Raad van de Europese Unie
Brussel, 14 november 2019 (OR. en)
13915/19 OJ CONS 60 ECOFIN 976 BUDGET 24
VOORLOPIGE AGENDA
RAAD VAN DE EUROPESE UNIE (Economische en Financiële Zaken/Begroting)
Europagebouw, Brussel
15 november 2019 (10.00)
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1.Goedkeuring van de agenda
Wetgevingsberaadslagingen (Openbare beraadslaging overeenkomstig artikel 16, lid 8, van het Verdrag betreffende
de Europese Unie)
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2.Begroting van de Unie voor 2020 - Voorbereiding van de vergadering van het bemiddelingscomité met het Europees Parlement
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3.Begroting van de Unie voor 2020 - Resultaten van de vergadering van het bemiddelingscomité met het Europees Parlement
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4.Diversen
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p.m.:
11.30 uur: Vergadering van het bemiddelingscomité met het Europees Parlement
Bijzondere wetgevingsprocedure
Op basis van een Commissievoorstel
Contents
In the Council, government ministers from each EU country meet to discuss, amend and adopt laws, and coordinate policies. The ministers have the authority to commit their governments to the actions agreed on in the meetings.
Together with the European Parliament , the Council is the main decision-making body of the EU.
Not to be confused with:
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-European Council - quarterly summits, where EU leaders meet to set the broad direction of EU policy making
The European Council brings together EU leaders to set the EU's political agenda. It represents the highest level of political cooperation between EU countries.
One of the EU's 7 official institutions, the Council takes the form of (usually quarterly) summit meetings between EU leaders, chaired by a permanent president.
What does the European Council do?
The Council configuration on Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) is composed of the Ministers (or State Secretaries) of Economic Affairs of the Member States of the EU. Member states that have the euro as their currency form a sub-group known as the Eurogroup.
In the Council of the European Union, the ministers from the EU Member States take a joint decision on the policy to be implemented within the EU. The Council is supported by the Committee of Permanent Representatives, which prepares decisions and guards the implementation and adherence of the decisions monitored by the Council.