jean - claude juncker was the newly elected president of the european council (ec).
jean - claude juncker was the newly elected president of the european council (ec).
who is the newly elected president of the european council (ec)?
jean - claude juncker
the european council is a collective body that defines the european union's overall political direction and priorities. it comprises the heads of state or government of the eu member states, along with the president of the european council and the president of the european commission. the high representative of the union for foreign affairs and security policy also takes part in its meetings. established as an informal summit in 1975, the european council was formalised as an institution in 2009 upon the entry into force of the treaty of lisbon. its current president is donald tusk, former prime minister of poland.
european council
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bullet::::- euro summit









































bullet::::- president of the european council









































bullet::::- protests during the eu summit in gothenburg 2001









































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bullet::::- european council official homepage









































bullet::::- council meeting conclusions (2004-today) – european council official homepage









































bullet::::- 50 years of summit meetings - history of european council meetings (1961-2010) - general secretariat of the council of the eu









































bullet::::- the european council in 2010 - annual presidential summary report of the european council meeting activities









































bullet::::- the european council in 2011 - annual presidential summary report of the european council meeting activities
list of european council meetings