European Council

noun

1. an executive body of the European Union, made up of the President of the European Commission and representatives of the member states, including the foreign and other ministers. The Council acts at the request of the Commission

Example Sentences

According to the European Council of Foreign Relations, “Hamas has adopted a temporary model of collective leadership to mitigate the effect of future Israeli assassinations”.

From BBC

In an initial statement on Sunday night, the head of the European Council of EU leaders, Charles Michel, said "alleged irregularities must be seriously clarified and addressed" and called for a swift, transparent and independent investigation.

From BBC

Viktor Orban's recent “peace missions” to Moscow and Beijing have sparked accusations that he’s abusing his country’s six-month rotating presidency of the European Council.

From BBC

Pawel Zerka, senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, says centre-left parties have shifted in recent years away from traditional socialist ideas towards more liberal policies, so they are now “too similar” to the centre right, who are “equally pro-European, with similar positions on economic policies and climate”.

From BBC

It is now even less likely to do so, Rafael Loss, a weapons expert at the European Council on Foreign Relations, said in an interview on Thursday.

From New York Times