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EuroComment
The European Council is the heart of the European Union's system of government. Operating as it does through 27 member state governments as well as through the Commission and other EU institutions and agencies, the EU does not have a single executive. Composed of the leaders of the 27 member state governments and the president of the Commission, the European Council brings the principal actors together in one institution.
Being based on dialogue, the Community system bears little resemblance to the concept of government in the traditional sense of the word. The Community does not have a single head or a single leader. Decisions are collective and taken only after much confrontation of viewpoints."
— Emile Noel, First Secretary General of the European Commission (1971)
For a quarter of a century, EuroComment has understood this principle and provided insight and analysis for those who need to understand what is truly happening at the heart of the European Union. Founded and built by Peter Ludlow into a uniquely trusted institution, EuroComment has produced authoritative briefings on every meeting of the European Council and has convened consequential off-the-record conversations between senior policymakers, business leaders and independent experts.
The European Council is where the strategic direction of the EU is determined. Understanding what happens there — and why — is not a luxury for serious businesses and institutions in the EU. It is essential intelligence.
Former President of the European Council
"Peter Ludlow is an exceptionally shrewd observer of the European Council meetings, the main political stage of the Union. Like no-one else he understands the mechanisms of undertaking decisions and what happens behind the scenes before they are taken. Only he is able to write about them with such surgical precision, compellingly and with a great sense of humour.”
Herman Van Rompuy
Former President of the European Council
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