Councils

We distinguish three councils within and outside of the EU. As their names are similar, they often get confused. In this chapter, you will find Czech names of the three institutions.
Three Councils
(Do not get them confused)
In the European Union

Meetings of the Heads of State or Government (presidents or prime ministers) and the President of the European Commission take place, in principle, four times a year. These meetings are also known as ‘summits’. The European Council fixes the general political guidelines of the Union.

The ministers of the Member States meet regularly within the Council of the European Union. Depending on the issue on the agenda, each country will be represented by the minister responsible for that. It is the Union’s main decision-making body and determines the greater part of European legislation.

Outside the European Union

The Council of Europe is an intergovernmental organisation but is not a European institution (see its website).

Ikona iDevice Task

Use the same website as in the previous task to translate the following:

 

European Council

Council of the European Union

Council of Europe

 

 

 

 


Ikona iDevice Now you can
  • translate the names of the three councils without getting them confused