European Council

British  

noun

1. an executive body of the European Union, made up of the President of the European Commission and representatives of the member states, including the foreign and other ministers. The Council acts at the request of the Commission

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Example Sentences

As the meeting opened, European Council President António Costa—the usually calm, chatty, former Portuguese prime minister who chairs leaders’ summits—turned to Orbán, who sat a few meters away, and chastised him.

From The Wall Street Journal

European Council President António Costa said the focus should remain on the bloc’s energy transition.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a letter to Zelensky, von der Leyen and European Council head Antonio Costa voiced hope a "rapid repair of the pipeline" would now allow the bloc to move forward "in a timely manner" with both the EU loan and sanctions package.

From Barron's

“The penny has dropped for a lot of people that this may be much more about state collapse than regime change,” said Ellie Geranmayeh, an Iran expert at the European Council on Foreign Relations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, a former president of the European Council who has worked to restore Poland's relationship with Brussels, claims authorship over SAFE.

From Barron's