WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -What is Coreper? Coreper stands for the ‘Committee of the Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States to the European Union’. Its role and different formations is explained in article 240(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU. Coreper is the Council’s main preparatory body.

Detailed explanation-2: -Responsible for preparing the work of the Council of the EU, COREPER (from the French comité des représentants permanents) is the Committee of Permanent Representatives. It consists of the heads or deputy heads of mission from the EU member states.

Detailed explanation-3: -Coreper is composed of the ‘permanent representatives’ from each member state, who, in effect, are their country’s ambassadors to the EU. They express the position of their government. Coreper meets every week in two configurations: Coreper I i and Coreper II i.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are in fact two committees within the COREPER: COREPER I consists of deputy heads of mission and deals largely with social and economic issues; COREPER II consists of heads of mission (Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary) and deals largely with political, financial and foreign policy issues.

Detailed explanation-5: -Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) In this case, Coreper can: try to negotiate a settlement itself. refer the proposal back to the working party, perhaps with suggestions for a compromise. pass the matter up to the Council.