2. At the centre

Read through the following description of the EU's main governing bodies. Answer True or False to the questions which follow.

The Council

The Council of the European Union is the main decision-making institution in the EU, which means that it discusses proposals and decides if they are acceptable. It is often informally called the Council of Ministers or just the Council. It is composed of 27 members- one for each Member State, but these change depending on the topic- if it's agriculture, for example, then the agriculture ministers of the members are present.

The European Council

Don't be confused by the name- the European Council is a different body. It is composed of all the head of state or government of the EU members. It has neither legislative nor executive powers but is there to give general political direction through very expensive summits with excellent food and wine that happen about twice a year! Nice for some!…