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General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union

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General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union

Summary

General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union is a secretariat[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union's instance of is recorded as secretariat[3].
  • General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union's instance of is recorded as corporate body of the European Union[4].
  • General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union's headquarters location is recorded as Europa building[5].
  • September 9, 1952 marks the founding of General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union[6].
  • General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union's parent organization or unit is recorded as Council of the European Union[7].
  • General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union's parent organization or unit is recorded as European Council[8].
  • General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union's official website is recorded as https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/general-secretariat/[9].
  • General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union's director / manager is recorded as Thérèse Blanchet[10].
  • General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union[11].

Body

Founding

September 9, 1952 marks the founding of General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union[6].

Leadership

General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union's director / manager is recorded as Thérèse Blanchet[10].

Operations

General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union's headquarters location is recorded as Europa building[5]. Parent organizations include Council of the European Union[7], an institutions of the European Union[12], in Belgium[13], founded in 1957[14], headquartered in Europa building[15] and European Council[8], an institutions of the European Union[16], in European Union[17], founded in 1974[18], headquartered in Justus Lipsius building[19].

Why It Matters

General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . 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.
  8. [10] ↑ . consilium.europa.eu. consilium.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent organization or unit → Council of the European Union, European Council
    Parent org → —
    Headquarters location → Europa building
    Inception → +1952-09-09T00:00:00Z
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9438]]: 177013, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/112025650|Generalsekretariat des Rates (#112025650)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4371|Euro"
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