Background knowledge about the European Council

To find out more about the European Council,
we invite you to take a look at the following documents:

1. An encompassing presentation of the institution by the think tank UK in a Changing EU. 
   
   
2. A brief presentation by the cvce.eu of the proceedings of the European Council.
   
   
3. A paper published by the University of Glasgow goes back to the first steps of the institution.
   
   
4. A research paper on the evolving leadership position of the European Council within the EU institutional architecture during the latest crises.
   
   
5. Finally, you will find below a 40-minute long video on the history of the European Council, created by the EU and available also on the European Council’s website. Although romanticized, the video includes precious testimonies from key actors in the development of the institution.

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