The Council of the European Union (3rd edition)

The structure of the European Union is now so complex that a detailed account of it requires a whole series of books. This work on the Council has been preceded by equally substantial volumes from the same publisher dealing with the Commission, the Parliament and the courts. Though the Council – not to be confused with the European Council (of heads of government) or the Council of Europe (not part of the EU) – is the most powerful body of the Union, since nothing can be done without its consent, its workings are not easy to understand. It meets in...