Desmond Dinan is Professor of public policy at George Mason University, USA, where he holds an ad personam Jean Monnet Chaira. Ralf Drachenberg is a long-standing policy analyst in the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS), in Brussels, in the unit dedicated to analyzing the European Council, and holds a PhD in European politics from the University of Brunel, UK.

Desmond Dinan and Ralf Drachenberg are known to be leading experts on The European Council. With this book they confirm it again.

• 1. Who Needs the European Council?2. The Emergence and Impact of the European Council3. Members, Meetings, Working Methods, and Output4. The Ecosystem of the European Council: Plenary Sessions and Surrounding Events5. The Ecosystem of the European Council: Between Meetings6. Shaping Outcomes: The Influence of National Leaders7. Institutional Actors: The European Council President and the Commission President8. Relations with the European Parliament9. What Next for the European Council?

Desmond Dinan is Professor of public policy at George Mason University, USA, where he holds an ad personam Jean Monnet Chaira. Ralf Drachenberg is a long-standing policy analyst in the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS), in Brussels, in the unit dedicated to analyzing the European Council, and holds a PhD in European politics from the University of Brunel, UK.

Desmond Dinan and Ralf Drachenberg are known to be leading experts on The European Council. With this book they confirm it again.

• 1. Who Needs the European Council?2. The Emergence and Impact of the European Council3. Members, Meetings, Working Methods, and Output4. The Ecosystem of the European Council: Plenary Sessions and Surrounding Events5. The Ecosystem of the European Council: Between Meetings6. Shaping Outcomes: The Influence of National Leaders7. Institutional Actors: The European Council President and the Commission President8. Relations with the European Parliament9. What Next for the European Council?

Desmond Dinan is Professor of public policy at George Mason University, USA, where he holds an ad personam Jean Monnet Chaira. Ralf Drachenberg is a long-standing policy analyst in the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS), in Brussels, in the unit dedicated to analyzing the European Council, and holds a PhD in European politics from the University of Brunel, UK.

Desmond Dinan and Ralf Drachenberg are known to be leading experts on The European Council. With this book they confirm it again.

• 1. Who Needs the European Council?2. The Emergence and Impact of the European Council3. Members, Meetings, Working Methods, and Output4. The Ecosystem of the European Council: Plenary Sessions and Surrounding Events5. The Ecosystem of the European Council: Between Meetings6. Shaping Outcomes: The Influence of National Leaders7. Institutional Actors: The European Council President and the Commission President8. Relations with the European Parliament9. What Next for the European Council?