General Affairs

The General Affairs Council is composed of the Ministers of Foreign and/or European Affairs of the Member States. The Council meets formally once a month. The General Affairs Council prepares for meetings of the European Council. It supervises the continuity and coherence of the Council’s other configurations and is also responsible for institutional issues and horizontal dossiers, such as the multiannual financial framework and enlargement.

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Steven Vanackere presents an assessment of the Belgian Presidency

As of January 1, it will be Hungary’s turn to carry the prestigious flame of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The end of Belgium’s 12^th Presidency is therefore approaching rapidly. What are the highlights of the six months now ending? Did Belgium attain the objectives it initially set for itself? The time has come to assess the Presidency.