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EU Council The Council of the European Union is an institution which exercises legislative and decision-making powers. At the same time, it is the forum in which the representatives of the Governments of the 15 Member States can assert their interests and try to reach compromises. The Council ensures general coordination of the activities of the European Community, the main objective of which is the establishment of an internal market, i.e. an area without internal frontiers guaranteeing four freedoms of movement - for goods, persons, services and capital - to which should soon be added a single currency. In addition, the Council is responsible for intergovernmental cooperation, in common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and in the areas of justice and home affairs (JHA), including for example matters of immigration and asylum, combating terrorism and drugs and judicial cooperation (欧盟理事会是行使立法和决策的机构。同时，它是15个成员国政府代表的讨论会，可以保证本国利益以及试图达成和解。理事会保证了欧洲共同体之间活动的合作，其主要目的是建立一个内部市场，即一个没有内部界限的区域，保证四种自由流通——商品，人员，服务和资本——以及为了达到此目的将要加入的统一货币。另外，理事会负责公共外交和安全政策，以及区域司法和内政方面的政府间合作，其包括例如移民和政治庇护，对抗恐怖主义和毒品，以及司法合作。) |
