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General Affairs Council

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Summary

General Affairs Council is a Configurations of the Council[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Part of: Council of the European Union[3]
  • Commons category: General Affairs Council[4]
  • Inception: December 1, 2009[5]
  • Official website: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/council-eu/configurations/gac/[6]
  • Applies to jurisdiction: European Union[7]
  • Replaces: General Affairs and External Relations Council[8]
  • Short name: GAC[9]

Why It Matters

General Affairs Council is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Article 16 of the Treaty on European Union. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Applies to jurisdiction → European Union
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