ABSTRACT
The European Council: executive in a multitiered system.......................... 116 Evolution of legal basis of European Council ............................................... 118 The European Council, inter-institutional relations, and European Union policy process......................................................................120
Functions of European Council........................................................................123 European Council’s role in foreign and security matters............................125 Informal and formal European Councils........................................................127 Collective political executive?...........................................................................130 Council of Ministers: adapting to a supranational context .........................133 The multisectoral, multifunctional Council ...................................................137 Support system for European Council and Council of Ministers..............141 Challenges for the future...................................................................................145 References.............................................................................................................145
