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The Council comprises ministers of the Member States. Its membership changes according to the matter under discussion, for instance it comprises national ministers of agriculture if agriculture is the topic under discussion. Unlike members of the European Commission, who are required to act independently of national governments, members of the Council represent national interest. The Presidency of the Council is held by each Member State, in turn, for six months.

In 2012, the EU won the Nobel Peace Prize for "Transforming Europe" from a continent of war to a continent of peace."

This reluctance was most in evidence shortly after Britian joined the EU in 1973. Two years later, a referendum was held asking voters whether they wanted to remain in the EU. The great majority of members of the Conservative Party were extremely hostile to the EU during the 1990s.

EU measures, generally comprising secondary legislation, can only be adopted by the EU institutions if the Treaty confers on them the power to legislate in the relevant area. The 'legal base' of an EU measure is the Treaty article conferring that power. The Treaty article forming the legal base also sets out the procedure and the voting requirements in the Council - unanimity, simple majority, or qualified majority - for the adoption of the legislation.

Qualified majority voting operates as a system of weighted voting. The larger the Member State, the more votes it holds. For instance the larger Member States, such as France and Germany, hold 29 votes each and the smallest, Malta, holds only 3 votes. 

The Parliament of European Union gets elected after every 5 years by the citizens of European Union.

There are 15 members did the Union count. Namely; Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

In 2012, the EU won the Nobel Peace Prize of Peace for "Transforming Europe from a continent of war to a continent of peace."

Maastricht Treaty established politico-economic union known as European Union which established in the year 1993.

Animal welfare is the major achievement of European Union. To ensure that legislation is enforced through out European Union.