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The Presidency’s representation duties extend beyond the European Parliament.
Poročanje predsedstva pa ni omejeno le na Evropski parlament.
Its ministers brief the media after each Council meeting and frequently speak for the EU as a whole, particularly on common foreign and security policy matters, in international fora and in relations with third countries.
Ministri po vsaki seji Sveta poročajo tudi medijem in pogosto govorijo v imenu celotne EU, zlasti pri vprašanjih skupne zunanje in varnostne politike, na mednarodnih forumih in v odnosih s tretjimi državami.
The 27 members of Coreper are the permanent representatives of the Member States’ governments in Brussels and play a crucial role in preparing the Council’s work.
Ti so stalni predstavniki vlad držav članic v Bruslju in imajo ključno vlogo pri pripravi dela Sveta.
Specialists in European affairs, highly skilled and with the rank of ambassador, they meet several times a week in a virtually permanent process of discussion and negotiation.
Visoko usposobljeni strokovnjaki za evropske zadeve, na ravni veleposlanikov, se sestanejo večkrat na teden v okviru skoraj neprekinjenega procesa razprav in pogajanj.
They establish and maintain relationships of trust and confidence that facilitate mutual understanding of their respective positions.
Gradijo in vzdržujejo medsebojno zaupanje, na podlagi katerega bolje razumejo posamezna stališča.
Coreper has two formations which meet at least once a week, Coreper I and Coreper II. The former is composed of the deputy permanent representatives and the second of the permanent representatives themselves.
Coreper obstaja v dveh sestavah, ki se sestaneta vsaj enkrat na teden: v Coreperju I se srečujejo namestniki stalnih predstavnikov, v Coreperju II pa stalni predstavniki.
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• the Article 36 Committee (it owes its existence to Article 36(1) of the Treaty on European Union) prepares certain aspects of the meetings of the Justice and Home Affairs Council.
Odbor iz člena 36 (ustanovljen na podlagi člena 36(1) Pogodbe o Evropski uniji) pripravlja nekatere vidike razprav Sveta za pravosodje in notranje zadeve.
Coreper occupies a special position in the Council hierarchy, because it has the nal say in the preparation of Council proceedings, but other committees are also very important:
Posebni odbor za kmetijstvo (POK) pripravi večino točk, ki jih obravnava Svet za kmetijstvo.
The working parties
Delovne skupine
• the Article 133 Committee (set up under Article 133 of the EC Treaty) assists the Commission in its role as the negotiator on trade and tarimatters;
Odbor iz člena 133 (ustanovljen na podlagi člena 133 Pogodbe ES) pomaga Komisiji pri pogajanjih za sklenitev sporazumov o carinskih tarifah in trgovini.
Working parties take part in the preparatory work for the Council.
Pri pripravi razprav Sveta sodelujejo tudi delovne skupine.
These working parties are many, very varied, and each one deals with specific topics.
Teh je več, med seboj se zelo razlikujejo in vsaka pokriva posebno področje.
There were approximately 150 of them in 2007.
Leta 2007 jih je bilo približno 150.
Attended by civil servants based in the Permanent Representations and in national capitals, their primary task is to do the necessary technical ground work for what will eventually become an item of European legislation or policy.
V delovnih skupinah se sestanejo uradniki s stalnih predstavništev ali iz glavnih mest, njihova glavna naloga pa je opraviti potrebno tehnično delo, ki na koncu privede do sprejetja zakonodajnega ali drugega evropskega ukrepa.
They are therefore composed of experts from the national administrations specialised in the subjects examined.
V delovnih skupinah so torej strokovnjaki državne uprave, specializirani za obravnavano področje.
Issues which cannot be resolved at this level are passed on to Coreper.
Vprašanja, ki se jih ne da rešiti na tej ravni, se predložijo Coreperju.
The Secretary-General of the Council and High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy the Economic and Financial Committee, comprising representatives of Member States’ Central Banks and Treasuries, plays an extremely important role in advising the ECOFIN Council on the various issues associated with the Economic and Monetary Union, the European Monetary System and international monetary relations;
Generalni sekretar Sveta in visoki predstavnik za skupno zunanjo in varnostno politiko
Appointed by a decision of the Council, the Secretary-General has over the past 20 years become an important actor for the smooth operation of the Council.
Politični in varnostni odbor (PVO) organizira razprave in pripravlja pobude na področju skupne zunanje in varnostne politike Evropske unije.
Thus, at the beginning of the 1980s, the Secretary-General’s role was strengthened to offer better support to the Council and the Presidency in carrying out their tasks.
Pod vodstvom Sveta izvršuje politični nadzor in strateško vodstvo operacij za krizno upravljanje.
With the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam in May 1999, he acquired a more political role as the High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union.
Poleg tega lahko na pooblastilo Sveta sprejema odločitve v zvezi z dejanskim vodenjem operacij.
the Political and Security Committee (PSC) prepares the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy discussions and initiatives.
Med drugim mu pomaga Delovna skupina za politično-vojaške zadeve, Odbor za civilne vidike kriznega upravljanja in Vojaški odbor (VO).
Thus, it may be authorised by the Council to take decisions in the concrete management of an operation.
Svet je s sklepom imenoval generalnega sekretarja, ki je v zadnjih 20 letih prevzel pomembno vlogo pri nemotenem delovanju Sveta.
It is also assisted by a Politico-Military Working Party, a Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management, and the Military Committee (MC).
V začetku osemdesetih let se je vloga generalnega sekretarja okrepila, da bi lahko bolje pomagal Svetu in predsedstvu pri oprav -ljanju njunih nalog.
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Z začetkom veljavnosti Amsterdamske pogodbe, tj. maja 1999, mu je bila dodeljena bolj politična vloga, saj je obenem postal visoki predstavnik za skupno zunanjo in varnostno politiko Evropske unije.
In 1958 it employed 238 people, in 2000 there were 2 540. As at 31 December 2007, the number of Council statotalled 3 273 oficials, temporary stamembers and seconded national experts, with o cials accounting for the vast majority.
31. decembra 2007 se je število osebja v generalnem sekretariatu Sveta povečalo na 3 273 uradnikov, začasnih uslužbencev in začasno dodeljenih nacionalnih strokovnjakov, pri čemer je največ uradnikov.
Mr Javier Solana, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy
Javier Solana, visoki predstavnik za SZVP
Four men have held the ofice in more than 40 years: Christian Calmes, Nicolas Hommel, Niels Ersbøll and Jürgen Trumpf.
V več kot 40 letih so mesto generalnega sekretarja zasedale štiri osebe: Christian Calmes, Nicolas Hommel, Niels Ersbøll in Jürgen Trumpf.
The current Secretary-General, who is at the same time the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, is Javier Solana(1).
Trenutno je generalni sekretar, ki je hkrati tudi visoki predstavnik za skupno zunanjo in varnostno politiko, Javier Solana (1). Pomaga mu namestnik generalnega sekretarja Pierre de Boissieu.
This was established in 1952 at the first meeting of the Council of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), following the decision by that Council that there should be a proper written record of discussions, as well as translation and legal advice.
Generalni sekretariat je bil ustanovljen leta 1952 na prvi seji Sveta Evropske skupnosti za premog in jeklo (ESPJ) s sklepom istega Sveta, in sicer z namenom, da bi pripravljal ustrezna poročila razprav, zagotavljal prevode in dajal pravna mnenja.
These have been the basic tasks of the Secretariat ever since, and the addition of others has made it even more indispensable to the successful functioning of the Council system.
Vse od takrat so to ostale temeljne zadolžitve sekretariata, dodane pa so jim bile še druge, zaradi česar je postal še toliko bolj nepogrešljiv člen pri nemotenem delovanju Sveta.
Sta of the Council General Secretariat as at 31 December 2007
Osebje generalnega sekretariata Sveta, z dne 31. decembra 2007
Essentially, the objective of the GSC is to provide every support the Council needs to do its work.
Glavni cilj generalnega sekretariata je Svetu zagotoviti vso podporo, ki jo potrebuje pri svojem delu. To pomeni:
Private Ofices of the Secretary-General/High Representative for the CFSP and of the Deputy Secretary-General advising the Presidency, especially in working out the compromises which will be the basis for Council decisions and other acts;
Službe pri GS/VP (politična enota, vojaški štab, situacijski center EU, civilna zmogljivost za načrtovanje in izvajanje operacij)
Departments attached to the SG/HR (Policy Unit, Military Sta, Joint Situation Centre of the EU, Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability)
305 predsedstvu zagotoviti smernice v zvezi s potekom sestankov, pripraviti zapisnike sej in dokumente o trenutnem stanju ter dokumente razdeliti;
305 giving the Presidency procedural guidance during meetings, drawing up the minutes of meetings and drafting documents summarising the state of play and distributing documents;
Službe pri GS/VP in namestniku GS (Direktorat za splošna politična vprašanja, notranja revizija, služba za zaščito, varnostna služba, zaščita informacijskim sistemov (INFOSEC), varstvo podatkov)
Legal Service(including Quality of Legislation – Legal/linguistic experts: 83)
Pravna služba (vključno s kakovostjo zakonodaje – pravniki lingvisti: 83)
DG A : Personnel and Administration(including DG A 3: Translation and Document Production: 1 226)
Osebje in uprava(vključno z GD A3, Prevajanje in priprava dokumentov, 1 226)
DG B : Agriculture and Fisheries
Notranji trg, konkurenčnost, industrija, raziskave, energija, promet in informacijska družba
DG E : External Relations and politico-military affairs airs
Zunanje ter politične in vojaške zadeve
DG F : Press, Communication, Protocol
Tisk, komunikacija, protokol
DG G : Economic and Social Affairs airs
Ekonomske in socialne zadeve
DG H : Justice and Home Affairs airs
Kmetijstvo in ribištvo
DG I : Protection of the Environment, Consumers, Health, Foodstuffs, Education, Youth, Culture, Audiovisual
Varstvo okolja in potrošnikov, zdravje, prehrana, izobraževanje/mladina/kultura/avdiovizualna vprašanja
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Dimitrij Rupel, slovenski minister za zunanje zadeve, Javier Solana, GS/VP, in Pierre de Boissieu, namestnik generalnega sekretarja Sveta
How the Council’s powers are established by the Treaties
Pristojnosti Sveta določajo pogodbe sklicati in organizirati sestanke, kar je velika administrativna odgovornost, saj je vsako leto približno 100 sej Sveta in več kot 3 500 sestankov delovnih skupin ter drugih srečanj;
The roles and powers of the EU’s institutions and bodies have been defined by the successive Treaties which have made them evolve.
Vloge in pristojnosti institucij in organov EU so določene v zaporednih pogodbah, na podlagi katerih so se ti organi in institucije tudi razvijali.
As far as the Council is concerned: convening and organising meetings – a heavy administrative responsibility with around 100 sessions of the Council and more than 3500 meetings of working parties and other gatherings every year;
Svet se je razvijal takole: biti zapisnikar in arhiv Sveta, saj hrani dokumente in je depozitar mednarodnih sporazumov;
• acting as the Council’s registrar and memory, by keeping archives, and being its depositary of international agreements;
• podpirati operacije Sveta na področju civilnega in vojaškega kriznega upravljanja;
1951: the Treaty of Paris: set up the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and established the first Council of Ministers.
1951: Pariška pogodba, s katero je bila ustanovljena Evropska skupnost za premog in jeklo (ESPJ), z njo pa prvi Svet ministrov.
1957: the Treaty of Rome: set up the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC) and established their own Council, distinct from that of the ECSC and with rather more authority in relation to the Commission.
1957: Z Rimsko pogodbo sta bili ustanovljeni Evropska gospodarska skupnost (EGS) in Evropska skupnost za atomsko energijo, za vsako od teh skupnosti pa je bil vzpostavljen tudi Svet, ki se je ločil od Sveta ESPJ in je imel širša pooblastila kot Komisija.
giving legal advice.
dati pravna mnenja.
Members of the Legal Service are on hand at all important meetings to advise on issues raised in discussions and to clarify the legal aspects of certain procedures.
Pravna služba je prisotna na vseh pomembnih sestankih, kjer svetuje glede vprašanj, odprtih med razpravo, in pojasni pravne vidike nekaterih postopkov.
The Legal Service also represents the Council before the Court of Justice, the Court of First Instance and the Civil Service Tribunal.
Pravna služba tudi zastopa Svet pred Sodiščem, Sodiščem prve stopnje in Sodiščem za uslužbence Evropske unije.
1965: the Merger Treaty: created a single Council and a single Commission for the three Communities and formally established the Permanent Representatives Committee.
1965: S Pogodbo o združitvi je bil ustanovljen en Svet in ena Komisija, skupna vsem trem Evropskim skupnostim, uradno je bil vzpostavljen tudi Odbor stalnih predstavnikov (Coreper).
Organisation of the General Secretariat
Čeprav eden, je Svet še vedno deloval različno, odvisno od pogodbe in pooblastil, ki so mu bila dodeljena.
1970: the Treaty amending certain Budgetary Provisions of the Treaties.
1970: Pogodba, ki spreminja nekatere proračunske določbe Pogodb.
The General Secretariat is organised into eight Directorates General (DGs), together with a Legal Service and a private ofice divided between the departments attached to the Secretary General/High Representative for CFSP and to the Deputy Secretary-General.
V generalnem sekretariatu je osem generalnih direktoratov (GD), poleg teh pa še pravna služba in kabinet, ki si ga delijo službe, ki so neposredno povezane z generalnim sekretarjem/visokim predstavnikom za SZVP in namestnikom generalnega sekretarja.
Virtually all the DGs work on specific policy areas which match those of the Council configurations. gurations.
GD so skoraj v celoti specializirani za področja, ki ustrezajo sestavam Sveta.
1975: the Treaty amending Certain Financial Provisions of the Treaties: these laid down a budgetary procedure and allocated budgetary powers amongst Community institutions.
1975: Pogodba, ki spreminja nekatere finančne določbe Pogodb, je določila proračunski postopek in razdelila proračunska pooblastila med institucije Skupnosti.
The Council was given extensive powers to determine Community spending, sharing some of them for the first time with the European Parliament.
Svetu so bila podeljena široka pooblastila pri določanju odhodkov Skupnosti, prvič pa sta si Svet in Evropski parlament nekatera pooblastila tudi delila.
1986: the Single European Act: extended the opportunities for the Council to decide by qualified majority vote, notably for measures needed to create the single market.
1986: Enotni evropski akt je razširil področja, kjer Svet odloča s kvalificirano večino, zlasti na ukrepe, potrebne za vzpostavitev enotnega trga.
The introduction of the “cooperation procedure” extended the Parliament’s share of legislative power.
Uvedel je postopek „sodelovanja“, s čimer se je razširila zakonodajna pristojnost Evropskega parlamenta.
The Single Act gave the Council management responsibility for European Political Cooperation.
Enotni evropski akt je Svet pooblastil za vodenje evropskega političnega sodelovanja.
1997: the Treaty of Amsterdam: immigration, visa and asylum policy and judicial cooperation in civil matters become common policies for which decisions are taken unanimously for ve years, but the Treaty introduces the possibility of moving to qualified majority voting.
1997: Amsterdamska pogodba: politike na področju priseljevanja, vizumov in azila ter pravosodnega sodelovanja v civilnih zadevah so postale skupne politike. Odločitve na teh področjih so se pet let sprejemale soglasno, pogodba pa je uvedla možnost prehoda na glasovanje s kvali- ficirano večino.
More legislative power to be shared with the Parliament through the extension and modification of co-decision; the Treaty modified the role of Secretary-General of the Council, who also became High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP).
Postopek soodločanja se je razširil in spremenil, s čimer je Evropski parlament dobil še več zakonodajnih pristojnosti; Amsterdamska pogodba pa je tudi spremenila vlogo generalnega sekretarja Sveta, ki je obenem postal visoki predstavnik za skupno zunanjo in varnostno politiko (SZVP).
1992: the Treaty on European Union (TEU): known as the Treaty of Maastricht, set out the objectives and rules for Economic and Monetary Union and organised the European Union’s powers and responsibilities around a new three-pillar structure.
1992: Pogodba o Evropski uniji (PEU), t. i. Maastrichtska pogodba, je določila cilje in pravila ekonomske in monetarne unije ter razdelila pooblastila in pristojnosti Evropske unije na tri stebre.
The Council’s powers, rules and decision making procedures vary according to the pillar under which it is operating.
Pooblastila, pravila in postopki odločanja v Svetu se razlikujejo glede na steber, v okviru katerega deluje.
The Treaty on European Union:
Pogodba o Evropski uniji:
• extended the range of quali- ed majority voting on first pillar issues;
• je razširila glasovanje s kvali ci-rano večino na področja prvega stebra;
• gave the European Parliament extended powers of co-decision with the Council on legislative matters in certain policy areas, e.g. free movement of workers, internal market, consumer protection;
Evropskemu parlamentu dodelila širše pristojnosti v postopku soodločanja s Svetom glede zakonodajnih vprašanj na nekaterih področjih, npr. prosto gibanje delavcev, notranji trg in varstvo potrošnikov;
2000: The Treaty of Nice (signed on 26 February 2001): during the Intergovernmental Conference on institutional reform (IGC 2000), an agreement was reached at the end of the Nice summit on 11 December 2000.
2000: Pogodba iz Nice (podpisana 26. februarja 2001): Na medvladni konferenci o institucionalni reformi (MVK 2000) je bil ob koncu vrha v Nici, 11. decembra 2000, dosežen dogovor.
This Treaty allowed for laying down principles and methods to be adopted to reform the institutional system and accompany enlargement to the States of Central and Eastern Europe.
Pogodba je omogočila določitev načel in metod, ki jih je treba sprejeti za reformo institucionalnega sistema in spremljanje širitve na države srednje in vzhodne Evrope.
With regard to reform of the institutions, the innovations lie in the Commission’s method of operation: the Treaty provides that between 2004 and 2009 it will be composed of one commissioner per Member State.
V zvezi z institucionalno reformo se novosti nanašajo na delovanje Komisije: ta pogodba določa, da bo v Komisiji med letoma 2004 in 2009 po en komisar iz vsake države članice.
The Council has also been reformed in order to extend the field of application of qualified majority voting, and to introduce the principle of enhanced cooperation between Member States.
Tudi delovanje Sveta je bilo spremenjeno, in sicer da bi razširili glasovanje s kvalificirano večino in uvedli načelo okrepljenega sodelovanja med državami članicami.
allowed for the possibility for the first time that not all Member States would participate in particular policies – opt-outs were permitted from Economic and Monetary Union and the social eld.
je prvič omogočila, da se nekatere evropske politike ne uporabljajo za vse države članice; državam je na primer dovolila, da ne sodelujejo pri ekonomski in monetarni uniji in na socialnem področju.
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The European Council generally meets four times a year. It can happen that it meets more often in the event of an emergency, as was the case for example after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001.
Spomladi 2007 pa je določil temelje nove integrirane politike za spopadanje z izzivi v zvezi z energetsko oskrbo in podnebnimi spremembami.
Although in the past it met in the country holding the Presidency, since 2003 it has automatically been meeting at the Council’s headquarters in Brussels.
Evropski svet se običajno sestane štirikrat na leto. V nujnih primerih lahko zaseda večkrat, kar se je zgodilo na primer po terorističnih napadih 11. septembra 2001.
The European Council’s evolution has been shaped above all by practical political necessities and the wishes of the participants.
Evropski svet se je razvijal zlasti zaradi praktičnih političnih potreb in želja sodelujočih.
Created in 1974 with the intention of establishing an informal forum for discussion between Heads of State or Government, the European Council rapidly developed into the body which xes priorities and goals for the Union and sets the course for achieving them, in all the elds of the European Union’s activity.
Ustanovljen je bil leta 1974, da bi predstavljal neuradni forum za razprave med voditelji držav ali vlad, a zelo kmalu je postal organ, ki določa prednostne naloge in cilje Unije ter pot za dosego teh ciljev, in sicer na vseh področjih delovanja Evropske unije.
It acquired a formal status in the Treaty on European Union signed in 1992, which defined its function as providing the impetus and general political guidelines for the Union’s development.
V preteklosti je zasedal v predsedujoči državi, od leta 2003 pa stalno zaseda v Bruslju, na sedežu Sveta.
It is not surprising that the meetings between Heads of State, Heads of Government and the President of the Commission attract a great deal more public attention than a routine session of the Council.
Uradni status mu je bil dodeljen s Pogodbo o Evropski uniji, podpisano leta 1992, ki določa, da „Evropski svet daje Uniji nujno spodbudo za njen razvoj, za katerega določa tudi splošne politične smernice.“
The meetings of the European Council: who and what is involved, when and where?
Zasedanje Evropskega sveta: kdo, kaj, kdaj, kje?
Preparation of European Council meetings
Priprava zasedanja Evropskega sveta
The deliberations of the European Council are prepared very thoroughly in advance by the Council bodies.
Razprave Evropskega sveta večinoma že vnaprej pripravijo telesa Sveta.
The European Council is composed of 27 Heads of State or Government and the President of the Commission.
Evropski svet sestavlja 27 voditeljev držav ali vlad in predsednik Komisije.
They are usually assisted by the Foreign Affairs Ministers and another member of the Commission.
Običajno jim pomagajo ministri za zunanje zadeve in drug član Komisije.
Unlike at Council meetings, only the politicians have access to the meeting room – the o -cials assisting them remain outside, so as to preserve the original intimacy of European Council meetings.
Za razliko od sej Sveta imajo v dvorano, kjer zaseda Evropski svet, dostop le politiki.
One month before the European Council meeting, the Presidency circulates an “annotated agenda” which indicates, for each item on the agenda, the Presidency’s intentions. This agenda is submitted to the GAERC.
Uradniki, ki jim pomagajo, ostanejo zunaj, tako da se ohrani prvotna zaupnost zasedanj Evropskega sveta.