Publisher's Synopsis
Of the institutions of the European Union, it is the Council that has the political decision-taking power in fields within the sphere of competence of the Union. With participation of the European Parliament, the Council is also responsible for leglisating in Community fields at the initiative of the Commission.;The purpose of this guide, which has been prepared on the responsibility of the General Secretariat of the Council and has no legal scope, is to explain certain basic concepts of how the Council works, but above all to provide practical information both on existing sources of information and on the implementation of measures adopted with regard to openness and transparency.
