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Composition

Neither in the opening nor the "Composition" section is it ever explicitly described how the Council is elected or appointed. Could someone who understands this with proper sourcing add this basic information about the formation and composition of this body? Criticalthinker (talk) 10:31, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I understand this, now. Though, I'm still trying to figure out the write terminology to make this more clear to describe how national ministers are Council minister by virtue of being their country's ministers.

In any case, I have an additional question. The Council of the EU apparently plays a role in formally proposing candidates to be EU Commissioners. But it is not clear in which configuration they meet to make those proposals. Does anyone have any online sources that explain this? I've looked at the Treaty and various EU webpages, but this part of the procedure in appointing a new commission is not specifically laid out. Criticalthinker (talk) 12:20, 11 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Link to European Union

There is no link in the text to European Union anywhere. Lots of links to sub-pages but none to the organisation itself. Pkoppenb (talk) 10:33, 26 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]