What is Council of the European Union?
The '''Council of the European Union''' ''(often called '''Council of Ministers''' or just '''Council''')'' is one of the three organisations that manage the [[European Union]]. Along with the [[European Parliament]], it is responsible for [[legislation|law making]] for the [[European Union]] (EU). Its members are the [[government]] [[Minister (government)|minister]]s of the member countries who are responsible for the law that is being discussed. As an example, suppose the law is going to be about farming, then the [[Agriculture]] Ministers are the council for that day. As well as making laws, they can meet to discuss their problems. For example, the European Union does not decide on [[tax]] - each country decides on its own tax. But the Finance Ministers meet anyway because sometimes they can help each other catch people who do not want to pay tax at all. The council is called different things in different countries, according to the language they speak (for example in [[French language|French]] it is ''Conseil de l'Union Européenne'' and in [[German language|German]] it is ''Rat der Europäischen Union''). It is also known internationally, and so it appears on its logo, with the [[latin language|Latin]] word '''''Consilium'''''. A simple way of putting it, is that The 'Council of the European Union' is helped by most countries in the world and it is very important. [[Category:European Union]] [[Category:Legislatures]] {{europe-stub}}