Nav 3.2: The European Council and Council

Length	Browsing: 30 minutes Reporting: 30 minutes
Goal	To get a better feel for the functions and tasks of the European Council and Council by looking at their recent activities To locate relevant documents on recent activities of the European Council and Council.
Introduction	Chapter 3 has given a general outline of the tasks and functions of the European Council and Council. In this exercise you will look up some recent conclusions from meetings of these two institutions to get a better feel for their respective roles in EU politics.
Steps	Go to website of the European Council and Council of the European Union which has a dedicated page for both institutions. Go to the tabs for the European Council and for the Council respectively, where you can find all info on these institutions as well as an overview of the latest conclusions. Select the most recent  Conclusions available from European Council meeting and do the same for Conclusions from a recent Council meeting (you may pick the configuration you like most).
Questions	Read the conclusions and identify examples of the different roles of the European Council and Council as they are outlined in chapter 3 of the book. Does your review of the conclusions correspond to what the book has said about these different roles? Are there any things in the conclusions that for some reason surprised you? Explain your answer.
Links	http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/european-council/conclusions/ http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/council-eu/conclusions-resolutions/