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| | European Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The European Court of Justice (incorporating the Court of First Instance) (25 judges (and 25 judges of CFI)) | | | Many states within the union are wary of this decision, chiefly Austria. | | | On 29 October 2004, European heads of government and state signed the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe. |
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| | Council of the European Union |
| | The European Council is the term used to describe the regular meetings of the Heads of State or Government of the EU Member States. | | | The Council is the Union’s main decision-making body, comprising the representatives of the 15 Member States at ministerial level. | | | Each year the Council adopts draft guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States, which are then included in the conclusions of the European Council. |
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| | Council of the European Union |
| | The Secretary-General is appointed by the Council acting unanimously. | | | Each meeting of the Council brings together Member States' representatives, usually ministers, who are responsible to their national parliaments and public opinions. | | | Since 1974, Heads of State or Government meet at least twice a year in the form of the European Council or 'European Summit'. |
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| | NYU Law - Library, European Union Research |
| | A meeting of the European Council brings together the Heads of State or Government of the Member States of the European Union and the President of the European Commission. | | | The Council is composed of one ministerial level representative from each Member State; the ministers vary depending upon the subject of the meeting. | | | EEC or Treaty of Rome: Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community, 25 March 1957, 298 U.N.T.S. EAEC or EURATOM Treaty: Treaty Establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, 25 March 1957, 298 U.N.T.S. Merger Treaty: Treaty Establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities, 8 April 1965, 1967 J.O. 152/1 (in French). |
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http://www.law.nyu.edu/library/euguide.html
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| | Madrid European Council Conclusions - III |
| | The European Council reiterates its deep concern at the heavy prison sentence imposed on the Chinese human rights campaigner, Mr WEI GING XENG, and urges China to show clemency at his appeal and grant his swift and unconditional release. | | | The European Council recalls the importance it attaches to respect for human rights, the rule of law and fundamental freedoms and strongly supports all those in Turkey endeavouring to put reforms into practice. | | | The European Council approved the Declaration in Annex 7. |
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http://www.hri.org/docs/madrid95/madr-c3.html
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| | Statewatch News online: Critique of EU's defintion of terrorism |
| | This was the extent of the Council's draft positions on 10 October, 26 October and 14 November. | | | The Commissioner's statement coincided with a strong, high-level, statement, issued on the morning of 29 November, by Mary Robinson, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe and the Director of the OSCE Office for democratic institutions and human rights. | | | By 12 November the scope of the definition of terrorism changed and, after the specially-called Justice and Home Affairs Council on 16 November, read: |
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http://www.statewatch.org/news/2002/feb/06Aep.htm
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| | Council of Europe portal |
| | It is not negotiable'' said the Secretary General of the Council of Europe in a statement today. | | | Committee of Ministers to supervise execution of European Court of Human Rights judgments (more...) | | | Statement of the Council of Europe on the occasion of the World Day Against the Death Penalty |
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http://www.coe.int/DefaultEN.asp
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| | European Union Places Full Internet Access High on its Agenda |
| | The Council comprises all ministers of all member states; the Commission is composed of the Chairman and all 15 Commissioners; and the Parliament consists of individuals directly chosen by the people of the member states. | | | European institutes and member state governments are asked to fulfill priority 1 as well as priority 2 of the W3C/WCAG guidelines. | | | But not only is the Council speaking out on this issue, also the Commission has stated its intention to give priority to gaining access to the net. |
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http://www.disabilityworld.org/09-10_02/access/internetaccess.shtml
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| | European Union and the Death Penalty (Capital Punishment) |
| | Guidelines to EU Policy Toward Third Countries on the Death Penalty, Council of the European Union, June 3, 1998 | | | First World Congress Against the Death Penalty: Intervention at the Council of Europe, on Behalf of External Relations Commissioner Chris Patten, Delivered by Angel Viñas, Director for Multilateral Relations and Human Rights, External Relations Directorate General, European Commission, Strasbourg, June 21, 2001 | | | Resolution on the Question of the Death Penalty 2001/68, April 25, 2001 |
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http://www.eurunion.org/legislat/DeathPenalty/deathpenhome.htm
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| | Equipo Nizkor - Conclusions of the Council of the European Union on the ICC. |
| | The Council notes that a number of bilateral and multilateral treaties between individual Member States and the United States already exist, as well as treaties with third states, which are of relevance in this context and on which an inventory has been established. | | | The Council expresses the hope that the United States will continue to work together with its allies and partners in developing effective and impartial international criminal justice. | | | The Council has taken note of the proposal by the United States for new bilateral agreements with ICC States Parties regarding the conditions for surrender to the Court. |
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http://www.derechos.org/nizkor/icc/council30sep.html
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| | European Council on Refugees and Exiles |
| | In an open letter to the EU Presidency on cooperation with Libya, ECRE urges the Minister Delegate of Foreign Affairs and Immigration to remind Member States of their responsibility to ensure that their actions do not lead directly or indirectly to violations of refugees' rights. | | | ECRE calls upon Justice and Home Affairs ministers meeting on Monday 25 October to renew the commitments made at Tampere to put refugee protection at the heart of Europe's asylum and immigration policy. | | | Recommendations to the Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting on 22-23 January 2004 on the "Safe Third Country" concept now available |
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| | Council of the European Union on Encyclopedia.com |
| | Although unanimity of the council is still required in some cases, the Single European Act (1987) expanded the council's ability to make decisions based on a majority vote. | | | The president's news conference with European Union leaders in London, United Kingdom. | | | The council is composed of one minister from the government of each EU nation. |
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http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/C/CouncilE1U1.asp
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| | European Union. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 |
| | In response the EC& executive commission including its president, Jacques Santer, resigned, and a new group of commissioners headed by Romano Prodi was soon installed. | | | A face-saving fact-finding commission recommended ending the sanctions, stating that the Austrian government had worked to protect human rights, and the sanctions were ended in September. | | | The old and new member nations failed, however, to agree on a constitution for the organization. |
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| | The Presidency of the Council is held for six months by each member state on a rotational basis. | | | The ministers of the member states meet within the Council of the European Union. | | | Council configurations - European Council - EU Enlargement - Presidency websites - President names - Photographic Library |
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| | OECD Glossary of Statistical Terms - European Union Council |
| | In addition, the EU Council may meet in the composition of the Heads of State or Government. | | | It is made up of representatives of the governments of the Member States, normally the ministers responsible for the matters under consideration (therefore often referred to as the Council of Ministers). | | | The EU Council meeting in the composition of the ministers of finance and economy is often referred to as the ECOFIN Council. |
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| | SECURITY COUNCIL WELCOMES EUROPEAN UNION OFFER TO PROVIDE POLICE MISSION IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA FROM 1 JANUARY 2003 |
| | MIKHAIL WEHBE (Syria) welcomed the decision of the European Union to appoint Lord Ashdown as successor to Mr. | | | He expressed deep concern about the inability or unwillingness of the local judiciary to do its work. There was a grave imbalance in the rule of law whereby police standards had improved, but the judicial system remained dysfunctional. | | | In conclusion, he informed the Council of his intention to leave his post at the end of May. He was confident that his successor, Paddy Ashdown, with the Council’s continued support, would further build on the solid foundation that had been put in place. |
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| | European Union |
| | By the Office of Press and Public Affairs of the Delegation of the European Commission in Washington, DC. | | | CURIA - Court of Justice and Court of First Instance | | | These include a list of relevant dates (entry into force, etc.), and citations to (1) Treaty articles that are the bases of the act, (2) preparatory acts (documents from the legislative process), (3) acts affected, (4) cases from the European Court of Justice, and (5) national implementing measure for EU directives. |
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http://www.law.nyu.edu/library/foreign_intl/european.html
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| | The Finnish Presidency of the European Union |
| | It also served as a demonstration of seamless cooperation between the preparatory work of officials and decision-making by politicians. | | | Finland sought to emphasise openness and a businesslike approach at all levels during the Presidency, which will leave its mark in the work of the EU in this sense, too. | | | The European Council in Tampere established political guidelines on immigration and asylum policy, action to combat cross-border crime and the improvement of legal security for citizens throughout the EU. |
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| | Scotsman.com News - European Union |
| | Blair in French talks to resolve EU row with Chirac | | | Ministers to hold talks on row over Turkey's EU membership | | | THE European Union opened membership negotiations with Turkey this week, but the upshot was not to ensure that Turkey will quickly become a member. |
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| | Council of the European Union |
| | Council of the European Union - The Council of Ministers representing the Member States' governments. | | | Council of the European Union Bookshop - List of the Council's publications with on-line ordering of those which are free of charge. | | | Biography of Javier Solana - Provides a biography of the European Union's Foreign Secretary. |
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http://www.breakpt.org/Society/Government/Multilateral/Regional/EuropeanUnion/Institutions/CounciloftheEuropeanUnion
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| | Council of Europe vs. European Union |
| | I was researching some privacy laws, and the Council of Europe has different laws than the European Union, apparently. | | | The Council of Europe is one of the bodies which constitutes the European Union. | | | Council of Europe is one of the bodies which constitutes the European Union |
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http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum18/842.htm
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| | European Union Library Resource Center: Council of the European Union |
| | For example, the "General Affairs and External Relations" configuration is made up of foreign affairs ministers, the "Justice and Home Affairs" configuration of justice and home affairs ministers, etc. There are a total of 9 configurations of the council. | | | The Council of the European Union (sometimes referred to as the Council of Ministers) is the Union's main decision-making institution. | | | The Council is assisted by its General Secretariat. |
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http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/EU/council_eu.htm
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| | European Union FREE EDUCATIONAL VIDEO SERIES |
| | In March of 1999, President Santer resigned on behalf of the entire Commisson following pressure from the Parliament for a sweeping overhaul of the EU executive body. | | | This video presents the role and the tasks of the Council of the European Union; a remarkable institution, since on one hand the Council legislates and takes decisions for the Union, and on the other, it is the body where Member States can put forward their individual interests within the Union. | | | In 1997, the President of the European Commission presented his plan "Agenda 2000" for a new Europe. |
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http://www.karolmedia.com/resources/free/freepgs/eunion.htm
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| | Luxembourg Presidency - Headlines |
| | Jean-Claude Juncker, current President of the European Council spoke at the European Parliament on 22 June 2005 about the positive results of the Luxembourg Presidency (reform of the Growth and Stability Pact, relaunch of the Lisbon Strategy, more ambitious objectives for development aid, improvements in transatlantic relations and a new framework for relations with Russia). | | | The Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the European Union came to an end at midnight on 30 June 2005. | | | Full text of Jean-Claude Juncker’s speech, current President of the Council of the European Union, at the European Parliament, on the outcome of the Luxembourg Presidency and the European Council held on 16-17 June – Brussels, 22 June 2005 |
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http://www.eu2005.lu/en/index.html
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| | Case Studies - The European Union |
| | Chapter 4: The Decision tested: The Swedish journalists union case | | | The Presidency of the Council lost patience in April and cobbled together a typical Brussels "compromise" in which the politicians and bureaucrats effectively closed ranks and said that "this was the best that could be achieved". | | | With the support of three of the main parties in the European Parliament this "compromise" was then adopted. |
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http://www.freedominfo.org/case/eustudy.htm
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| | COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION |
| | This service is provided by Centre for European Studies in co-operation with Faculty of Law, University of Lund. | | | The JHA database containing the texts of instruments adopted by the Council in the field of Justice and Home Affairs dating from 1 January 1998. | | | The JHA database contains the texts of instruments adopted by the Council in the field of Justice and Home Affairs dating from 1 January 1998. |
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http://www.jur.lu.se/Internet/eu/eec.nsf/titel-web/ACA1DE5D9713A393412567300062FD3C
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| | European Business News Online - EUbusiness |
| | 11/10/2005 European court rejects Budweiser action in Portugal | | | The European Court of Human Rights rejected on Tuesday a complaint by US firm Anheuser-Busch over Portugal's refusal to let it register its "Budweiser" brand beer as a trade mark. | | | European Commission plans for a new industrial policy reject any return to protectionism and interventionism. |
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| | EuroComment |
| | International Conference with Participants from the Twenty-Five Member States of the European Union | | | The European Councils in Brussels and Copenhagen 2002. | | | - The Fundamental Principles of the European Constitution |
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| | ABC News: Russia, China threaten West's push on Iran |
| | And Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing told an EU team headed by British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw at the United Nations that sending the Iran issue to the Security Council could be counter-productive, a European participant said. | | | The European Union has circulated a U.S.-backed draft resolution calling on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) governing board to report Iran's secretive nuclear programme to the Security Council, which could impose sanctions. | | | The European Union's three main powers have dropped a demand that the U.N. nuclear watchdog report Iran to the Security Council over its atomic plans due to opposition from Russia and China, diplomats said on Thursday. |
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http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1146070
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| | Security Council approves transfer of peacekeeping duties in Bosnia from NATO-led force to European Union |
| | The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Monday to transfer peacekeeping duties in Bosnia from the NATO-led force to the European Union next month and called for all war crimes suspects to surrender. | | | Bosnia's two most wanted fugitive suspects are wartime leader of the Bosnian Serbs, Radovan Karadzic and his top general, Ratko Mladic, both charged with genocide and crimes against humanity. | | | The council also reminded Bosnians of their commitment to cooperate with the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia by handing over all those indicted for war crimes and assisting its investigations. |
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/11/22/international1508EST0567.DTL
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| | EU news: An Independent View from European Voice |
| | EU member states are pressing for the launch of an Arabic-language television station to promote European ideas in the Middle East and North Africa. | | | The European Commission will next week set out plans for how an additional €10 billion per year in EU aid to Africa should be spent. | | | Romania is becoming a battleground between biotech companies and environmental campaigners over the use of genetically modified crops. |
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| | Amazon.ca: Books: The Council of the European Union |
| | Amazon.ca: Books: The Council of the European Union | | | Top of Page : The Council of the European Union | | | If you would like to purchase this title, we recommend that you occasionally check this page to see if it has become available. |
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| | CORDIS: Community Research and Development Information Service: Homepage |
| | We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused during this transition period. | | | New European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) service | | | To improve exploitation of research results with an emphasis on sectors crucial to Europe's competitiveness; |
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