Council of the European Union | LinkedIn

Council of the European Union | 421,011 followers on LinkedIn. 27 EU governments making decisions together in the European Council & the Council of the EU. Learn, participate, share. | The Council is the main decision-making body of the European Union; it is composed of the ministers of the Member States. — The Council of the European Union passes laws (usually legislating jointly with the European Parliament). — The Council coordinates the broad economic policies of the Member States. — The Council defines and implements the EU’s common foreign and security policy, based on guidelines set by the European Council. — The Council concludes, on behalf of the Community and the Union, international agreements between the EU and one or more states or international organisations. — The Council coordinates the actions of Member States and adopts measures in the area of police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters. — The Council and the European Parliament constitute the budgetary authority that adopts the Community’s budget.