The Council of Ministers defines what must be done.

The Council of Europe defines the low paid as someone earning less than £163 a week in 1989.

The Council on Foundations defines a family foundation as one whose funds are derived from members of a single family.

The Council of Ministers defines the principal directions of the general state policy.

Since the Council defined gender mainstreaming as a point of departure for development cooperation policy six years ago, disappointingly little has actually happened.

Since the Council has defined gender mainstreaming as the guiding principle for development cooperation policy, disappointingly little has actually happened.

I therefore wish to ask: how do the Council and the Commission define the document in question?

How does the Council actually define employment?

I would ask the Commission and the Council to define their mandate and conduct the forthcoming negotiations reinforcing the above.

In the various regulations on Structural Funds, the Council has defined the rules for each fund and, in particular, their areas of operation.