Ch.1 History of the Councils Date
Question
When did the European Council emerge as a formal summit forum?
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Institutionalised in 1974 (became a full EU institution under the Lisbon Treaty, 2009).
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Idea of regular top-level meetings traces partly to the Fouchet debate of the early 1960s.
EU history & treaties (EUR-Lex / european-union.europa.eu)
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