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There are around 150 highly specialised working parties and committees doing preparatory work for the Council of the European Union.

Use the filters to search for the preparatory bodies for a specific topic and Council configuration.

• List of Council preparatory bodies, 9 July 2026

• Coordinating Committee in the area of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (CATS)
• Coordination Committee for Communication and Information Systems (CCCIS)
• Coreper I
• Coreper II
• Cultural Affairs Committee
• Economic and Financial Committee (EFC)
• Economic Policy Committee (EPC)
• Education Committee
• Employment Committee (EMCO)
• European Research Area and Innovation Committee (ERAC)
• European Union Military Committee (EUMC)
• Export Credits Group
• Financial Services Committee (FSC)
• Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues (Cyber)
• Horizontal Working Party on Drugs (HDG)
• Horizontal Working Party on Enhancing Resilience and Countering Hybrid Threats
• Law Enforcement Working Party (LEWP)
• Mashreq/Maghreb Working Party (MaMa)
• Middle East/Gulf Working Party (MOG)
• Political and Security Committee (PSC)