Special Council of Ministers of the ECSC

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The Special Council of Ministers of the ECSC was the intergovernmental decision-making body of the European Coal and Steel Community, composed of national government representatives responsible for coordinating and approving common coal and steel policies among member states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf decision-making body
intergovernmental organization body
appliesTo coal policy
common market for coal
common market for steel
steel policy
basedOn ECSC Treaty
composedOf national government representatives
continent Europe
cooperatesWith Common Assembly of the ECSC
Court of Justice of the ECSC
High Authority of the ECSC
country member states of the European Coal and Steel Community
dissolvedFollowing expiry of the ECSC Treaty
endTime 2002
follows Treaty of Paris (1951)
governs implementation of ECSC Treaty provisions by member states
hasAuthorityOver national coal policies of member states
national steel policies of member states
hasDecisionMakingProcess intergovernmental
hasFunction adopting decisions on major policy issues in coal and steel
approving or rejecting proposals from the High Authority
balancing supranational powers of the High Authority
coordinating national economic policies in coal and steel sectors
ensuring compatibility of ECSC measures with national interests
representing national governments within the ECSC institutional framework
hasJurisdictionOver ECSC member states
hasMember ministers from ECSC member state governments
hasOfficialLanguage Dutch
French
German
Italian
other official languages of ECSC member states
hasRole approving common coal and steel policies
coordinating common coal and steel policies
intergovernmental decision-making body of the ECSC
hasVotingSystem weighted voting
historicalPeriod European integration post-World War II
legalForm institution created by international treaty
locatedIn Luxembourg City
memberOf institutional system of the ECSC
partOf European Coal and Steel Community
replacedBy Council of the European Communities
Council of the European Union
significantFor development of the Council model in later European Communities
early institutional balance between supranational and intergovernmental elements in Europe
startTime 1952

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European Coal and Steel Community institution Special Council of Ministers of the ECSC
Council of the European Union replaced Special Council of Ministers of the ECSC
Merger Treaty mergedInstitution Council of the European Coal and Steel Community
linked to: Special Council of Ministers of the ECSC
Treaty of Paris (1951) establishedInstitution Special Council of Ministers of the ECSC
Treaty of Paris (1951) createdInstitution Special Council of Ministers of the European Coal and Steel Community
subject linked to: Treaty of Paris
linked to: Special Council of Ministers of the ECSC
Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community relatedTo Council of Ministers of the European Coal and Steel Community
linked to: Special Council of Ministers of the ECSC
Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities unifiedInstitution Council of the European Coal and Steel Community
linked to: Special Council of Ministers of the ECSC