Permanent Representatives Committee I (COREPER I)

Coreper I is composed of each country's deputy permanent representatives. Its meetings are chaired by the deputy permanent representative of the country holding the presidency of the General Affairs Council.

Coreper I prepares the work of 6 Council configurations:

  • - 
    agriculture and fisheries (only financial issues or technical measures on veterinary, phytosanitary or food legislation)
  • - 
    competitiveness
  • - 
    education, youth, culture and sport
  • - 
    employment, social policy, health and consumer affairs
  • - 
    environment
  • - 
    transport, telecommunications and energy

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Preparatory work

Coreper i's meetings are prepared by 2 groups, each named after its first chairperson:

'Mertens Group', which prepares the work of Coreper I

'Antici Group', which prepares the work of Coreper II i

These informal groups help to form an initial idea of the positions that the various member state delegations will take at the Coreper meeting.