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The European Commission, the EU's primary executive body, wields the most day-to-day authority. ... This council consists of the government ministers from all EU members, organized by policy area. For instance, all EU members' foreign ministers meet together in one group, their agriculture ministers in another, and so on.
Yes, the equator is the 0 degree latitude.
The hanging gardens are one of the seven wonders of the world, raised in Babylon, todays Iraq. It is not known whether they really existed, but the legend says that they were build for the Queen Semiramis, his wife and the ruler of Babylon. They represent an eastern garden with slopes od of various greenery.