§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the European Council; and what is its relationship with other European Economic Community institutions.
§ Mr. RifkindThe European Council was set up by Heads of Government at the Paris summit in December 1974
to ensure progress and overall consistency in the activities of the Communities and in the work on political co-operation".The relationship of the European Council with other community institutions is set out in the solemn declaration of 19 June 1983, copies of which are available in the Library of the House.