The Council (Transport, Telecommunications and Energy) works among other things to promote transportation by land, sea and air, to liberalize markets for IT and telecommunications as well as to promote reliable and climate friendly energy supplies at reasonable prices. The Council comprises of the Ministers responsible for either transportation, telecommunications or energy, depending on which items are on the agenda, and they typically meet every second month.

In the General Affairs Council (GAC) the ministers coordinates the preparation of and follow-up on meetings in the European Council and covers dossiers of cross-cutting nature, thus affecting more than one EU policies - including negotiations on EU enlargement, preparation of the EU's multiannual financial frameworks and institutional and administrative matters. The council typically meets once a month and the Member States are represented by either their Minister of Foreign or European Affairs.