EU-Kazakhstan Cooperation Council, Luxembourg

Luxemburg stad
© Liesbeth Weijs
date June 20, 2022
city Luxembourg, Luxembourg
location Luxembourg, Luxembourg Show location
organisation Council of the European Union (Council) i, European Council i

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De Samenwerkingsraad tussen de Europese Unie en Kazachstan houdt op maandag 20 juni 2022 in Luxemburg zijn 19e zitting, voorgezeten door de Franse minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Catherine Colonna en de vicepremier en minister van Buitenlandse Zaken van Kazachstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi.

De Samenwerkingsraad zal de stand van zaken doornemen en de volgende stappen bespreken van de versterkte partnerschaps- en samenwerkings­overeenkomst tussen de EU en Kazachstan. Voorts wordt gesproken over politieke, economische en handels­aangelegenheden (waaronder binnenlandse hervormingen, de rechtsstaat en mensenrechten, en regionale handel) en samenwerking.

Ook wordt ingegaan op regionale en internationale ontwikkelingen en samenwerking, onder meer op het gebied van veiligheid.


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Council of the European Union (Council)

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:

  • European Council - quarterly summits, where EU leaders meet to set the broad direction of EU policy making

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European Council

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?

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