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The Conseil de l'Union Européenne is also confusingly referred to as simply le Conseil.

That is a new usage and the short form replaces the long form officially in the Lisbon Treaty.

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

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Jul 10th, 2008 at 03:09:39 AM EST
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Actually, no. I find the short form in the treaties themselves back to Maastricht at least, ditto for the Commission.

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
by DoDo on Thu Jul 10th, 2008 at 03:59:46 AM EST
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