Migration into and out of the European continent has always been a touchy issue. Now EU ministers are calling on tougher rules, which discourage illegal immigrants while still encouraging skilled foreign labor. European Union justice ministers have announced that Europe should take complete control of migration into and out of the continent, working with the rest of the world to end illegal migration and manage legal flows. The news comes as EU ministers meet with their counterparts in the southern French beach resort of Cannes. The informal meeting, a regular feature of EU politics, is aimed at getting ministers to agree on the broad outline of policies, so that they will find it easier to agree on the technical details at future, formal meetings. Monday's talks were set to be dominated by a proposal from the French government, which currently holds the EU's rotating presidency, to create a "pact on immigration and asylum" between the EU's 27 member states.
European Union justice ministers have announced that Europe should take complete control of migration into and out of the continent, working with the rest of the world to end illegal migration and manage legal flows. The news comes as EU ministers meet with their counterparts in the southern French beach resort of Cannes.
The informal meeting, a regular feature of EU politics, is aimed at getting ministers to agree on the broad outline of policies, so that they will find it easier to agree on the technical details at future, formal meetings.
Monday's talks were set to be dominated by a proposal from the French government, which currently holds the EU's rotating presidency, to create a "pact on immigration and asylum" between the EU's 27 member states.
It wasn't a meeting of the European Council, which is the "Summit" that gets all the attention but is not an EU institution. However, it was a meeting of the Council of the EU in its configuration of "Justice and Home Affairs" which is an EU institution.
DW's confusion about the ministers may come from the "justice" bit in the name. When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
Didn't we conclude that it became one? *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
Part five -- Institutions of the Community TITLE I -- Provisions governing the institutions Chapter 1 -- The institutions Section 1 -- The European Parliament Section 2 -- The Council Section 3 -- The Commission Section 4 -- The Court of Justice Section 5 -- The Court of Auditors Chapter 2 -- Provisions common to several institutions Chapter 3 -- The Economic and Social Committee Chapter 4 -- The Committee of the Regions Chapter 5 -- The European Investment Bank
TITLE I -- Provisions governing the institutions
Chapter 1 -- The institutions
Section 1 -- The European Parliament
Section 2 -- The Council
Section 3 -- The Commission
Section 4 -- The Court of Justice
Section 5 -- The Court of Auditors
Chapter 2 -- Provisions common to several institutions
Chapter 3 -- The Economic and Social Committee
Chapter 4 -- The Committee of the Regions
Chapter 5 -- The European Investment Bank
Article 203 The Council shall consist of a representative of each Member State at ministerial level, authorised to commit the government of that Member State. The office of President shall be held in turn by each Member State in the Council for a term of six months in the order decided by the Council acting unanimously.
Article 203
The Council shall consist of a representative of each Member State at ministerial level, authorised to commit the government of that Member State.
The office of President shall be held in turn by each Member State in the Council for a term of six months in the order decided by the Council acting unanimously.
Article 4 The European Council shall provide the Union with the necessary impetus for its development and shall define the general political guidelines thereof. The European Council shall bring together the Heads of State or Government of the Member States and the President of the Commission. They shall be assisted by the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Member States and by a Member of the Commission. The European Council shall meet at least twice a year, under the chairmanship of the Head of State or Government of the Member State which holds the Presidency of the Council. The European Council shall submit to the European Parliament a report after each of its meetings and a yearly written report on the progress achieved by the Union.
The European Council shall provide the Union with the necessary impetus for its development and shall define the general political guidelines thereof.
The European Council shall bring together the Heads of State or Government of the Member States and the President of the Commission. They shall be assisted by the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Member States and by a Member of the Commission. The European Council shall meet at least twice a year, under the chairmanship of the Head of State or Government of the Member State which holds the Presidency of the Council.
The European Council shall submit to the European Parliament a report after each of its meetings and a yearly written report on the progress achieved by the Union.
PART SIX INSTITUTIONAL AND FINANCIAL PROVISIONS TITLE I INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS Chapter 1 The institutions Section 1 The European Parliament Section 2 The European Council Section 3 The Council Section 4 The Commission Section 5 The Court of Justice of the European Union Section 6 The European Central Bank Section 7 The Court of Auditors
TITLE I INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 1 The institutions
Section 1 The European Parliament
Section 2 The European Council
Section 3 The Council
Section 4 The Commission
Section 5 The Court of Justice of the European Union
Section 6 The European Central Bank
Section 7 The Court of Auditors
I agree with you: the distinction of the "Council of the European Union" and the "European Council" was only nebulous in my mind until recently, and didn't realise that it was nebulous legally, too, and that it was just the Lisbon Treaty that finally cleared this nebulosity. That's a bad point.
One of these days, you, me and Jérôme should browse through the treaty and then battle it out over just how the treaty really shifts power and relative weight between Parliament, Council (both of them) and Commission. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
The usually-well-informed Canard Enchaîné last week trips over its webbed feet in mixing up the European Council and the Council of Europe: in an erratum notice about a previous mix-up!
Canard, 18 June: a story says the Council of Europe has launched a campaign against smacking children (true). But it mixes up the Council of Europe with the European Union, which is not the case.
Canard, 2 July: an erratum note says they mixed up the Council of Europe and the European Council. The note says the Council of Europe is composed of the 27 heads of state of the EU, and the European Council, founded in 1950, is made up of 47 members including Russia and Turkey.
Aaarrggh!
But does the problem exist in Hungarian, for instance?
The meeting is said to be informal.
