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What reform for the Council of Ministers of the EU?

Given the current situation, why does Notre Europe attach such importance to the Council of Ministers and its reform? Following a seminar on this topic held in September, and a meeting of our Steering Committee in November, we now publish this report, accompanied by recommendations drawn from these reflections. In response to our initial question, one can simply argue that together with the Commission and Parliament, the Council of Ministers is the third member of the Union’s institutional triangle, and that over the years its power to act effectively has been dangerously eroded.

Monday, September 04, 2000

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