Environment Council

The Environment Council (Engl. Environment Council ) is a formation of the Council of the European Union and is composed of the environment ministers of the Member States of the European Union together. The council formation, which meets around four times a year, deals with current and long-term issues of EU environmental and EU climate policy . The ordinary legislative procedure applies to these areas , i.e. resolutions are passed with a qualified majority and with the involvement of the European Parliament .

literature

• Gaby Umbach: environmental policy . In: Werner Weidenfeld, Wolfgang Wessels (Hrsg.): Europe from A to Z: Pocket book of European integration . 11th edition. Nomos-Verlag, Baden-Baden 2009, ISBN 978-3-8329-4478-0 , p. 338-342 .

Web links

• Environment Council
• European Commission DG Environment
• EU de-briefings of the responsible federal ministries on the results of the Environment Council (Network European Movement Germany )