POLI 451 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Intergovernmentalism, Execution Unit, Supranational Union
11 Oct 2014
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Dinan chapter 8 the european council and the council of ministers- by jiawei chen. The council of ministers: consists of government ministers and a european commissioner who meet regularly to reconcile national positions and enact eu legislation (only the ministers may vote). Its members in most cases make decisions on the basis of qmv. * representatives of each member state at ministerial level authorized to commit the government of that member state . *in fact, too many council formations impeded the eu"s effectiveness. In particular, the gac, consisting of the foreign ministers, became increasingly sclerotic, especially with the onset of the. *attendance at the ec is strictly limited, general affairs and foreign affairs councils include large numbers of offcials. Each delegation has three seats at the council table and six seats behind, although sometimes as many as ten additional advisers accompany each delegation"s top three (the foreign minister, the senior-most foreign ministry adviser and the permanent representative)
