About the EU at the UN - Council Secretariat
New York

Established in 1994, after the entry into force of the Treaty on the European Union (the Maastricht Treaty), the Council of the European Union's Liaison Office in New York (NYLO) mainly serves as a support structure to the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP).

The Council Secretariat, in its function of assisting the Presidency of the Council, also takes part in the political dialogue meetings carried out in the so-called Troika format, normally consisting of the Presidency, the Commission, and the future Presidency.

The Maastricht Treaty rendered mandatory systematic cooperation between the Member States and the coordination of their action in International Organisations in order to ensure that EU policies defined in the framework of the CFSP were complied with and implemented.

To learn more, see Why a Council’s Liaison Office in New York?

• Directory of the Council Secretariat in New York 16/9/2008
• Employment and Internships at the Council of the EU's Liaison Office - New York 19/8/2008
• Description of the Liaison Office of the Council Secretariat of the EU in New York 5/11/2007
• Overview: the European Union at the United Nations 1/1/2007
• The Council's Liaison Office in New York 15/1/2004

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