Eurogroup, Brussels - Main contents
| date | July 11, 2022 |
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| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | Brussels, Belgium  |
| organisation | Council of the European Union (Council) i, European Council i, Eurogroup i, Euro Summit i, Czech presidency of the EU i |
Over deze website
Dit is de officiële website van de Raad van de EU en de Europese Raad. De site wordt beheerd door het secretariaat-generaal van de Raad, dat ondersteuning biedt aan de Raad van de EU en aan de Europese Raad.
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 Eurogroup is an informal body where the ministers of the euro area i member states discuss matters relating to their shared responsibilities related to the euro.
Its main task is to ensure close coordination of economic policies among the euro area member states. It also aims to promote conditions for stronger economic growth. The Eurogroup is also responsible for preparing the Euro Summit meetings and for their follow-up.
The Euro Summit brings together the heads of state or government of the euro area countries, the Euro Summit President and the President of the European Commission. Euro Summit meetings provide strategic guidelines on euro area economic policy.
The Euro Summit provides policy guidance to ensure the smooth functioning of the Economic and Monetary Union. This helps to coordinate all the relevant policy areas between the euro area member states.