This booklet sets out the origins and history of the Council of the European Union. It outlines the events that have marked the Council from the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community and its Council until today - treaty changes, crises and enlargements. It gives insight into the preparation of the Council work and the voting system. A selection of fundamental legal provisions illustrates this rich 60-year history.
2013, 45 pages, Paperbacks
The Rules for the organisation of the proceedings of the Euro Summits gather the guiding principles for the conduct of Euro Summit meetings. In a view to ensure transparency and effectiveness of the meetings, this brochure describes the provisions governing the organisations of Euro Summits, including the preparation, the agenda, the composition or the statements. Available in 22 languages.
2013, 46 pages, E-books
A glossary that explains some of the main concepts and the terminology used in relation to migration. Terms like "brain drain" and "migration management" are translated into 23 official EU languages.
2013, 59 pages, Paperbacks
This e-book contains the consolidated version of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), together with the annexes and protocols thereto, as it results from the amendments introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon, which came into force in December 2009.
2012, 0 pages, E-books
This e-book contains the consolidated versions of the Treaty on European Union and of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, together with the annexes and protocols thereto, as they result from the amendments introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon, which came into force in December 2009. It also contains the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which has the same legal value as the Treaties. The e-book is an updated version of the 2010 printed edition.
2012, 0 pages, E-books
This publication presents the history of European integration through the treaties, from the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community to the Treaty of Lisbon. The annex includes a timeline with details on each treaty.
2012, 55 pages, Paperbacks
This mini-glossary from the Key Terms series focuses on the financial crisis. It not only provides appropriate equivalents to English terms, but also serves as a valuable tool for a better understanding of news reports, discussions about policy-making processes and the general public discourse.
2012, 67 pages, Paperbacks
This booklet retraces the history of the European Council from the first summit in Paris in 1961 to its transformation into an official institution with the Treaty of Lisbon in 2009. A complete list of all the European Council meetings is also included.
2011, 23 pages, Paperbacks
Climate change is one of the major global challenges of today. Many related concepts and terms exist primarily in English and have not been previously used in other EU languages. This mini-glossary, produced by the Council's Translation Department, contains explanations of key terms on climate change and their translation in the 23 official EU languages.
2011, 48 pages, Paperbacks
Gender identity and sexual orientation are still used as justifications for human rights violations around the world. This brochure describes a set of tools to be used in contacts with third countries in order to promote and protect the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. This publication is available in electronic format only.
2010, 32 pages, Paperbacks
A report to the European Council by the Reflection Group on the Future of the EU 2030
2010, 54 pages, Paperbacks
The internal security strategy has been adopted in order to help drive Europe forward, bringing together existing activities and setting out the principles and guidelines for future action. It is designed to prevent crimes and increase the capacity to provide a timely and appropriate response to natural and man made disasters through the effective development and management of adequate instruments. This publication is available in electronic format only.
2010, 31 pages, Paperbacks
The European Council adopted the European Security Strategy (ESS) in December 2003. For the first time, it established principles and set clear objectives for advancing the EU's security interests based on our core values. It is comprehensive in its approach and remains fully relevant. This report does not replace the ESS, but reinforces it. It gives an opportunity to examine how we have fared in practice, and what can be done to improve implementation. This publication is available in electronic format only.
2009, 43 pages, Paperbacks
This report focuses on the impact of climate change on international security and considers the impact of these international security consequences for Europe's own security, and how the EU should respond.This publication is available in electronic format only.
2008, 15 pages, Paperbacks
This handbook gathers together the documents that comprise the guiding principles for planners of EU operations. It also includes examples of how the guiding principles have been used in actual planning documents that have been declassified for this publication. This publication is available in electronic format only.
2008, 75 pages, Paperbacks
This guide, which has been jointly produced by Parliament, the Council and Commission, gives practical advice on how to obtain access to their documents. This publication is available in electronic format only.
2002, 37 pages, Paperbacks