The official names of European institutions - and what even high-profile journalists and lawyers make of them - are a constant source of head-shaking (and amuse

The official names of European institutions - and what even high-profile journalists and lawyers make of them - are a constant source of head-shaking (and amusement). Council of Europe (non-EU) ≠ European Council (EU) ≠ Council of the European Union (EU). Court of Justice of the European Union = European Court of Justice + General Court (+ others; all EU). Of course, the EU has 24 official languages, and needless to say, the translations of these terms are rarely literal, so the confusion is multiplied. Seriously, the people who come up with this are either brain-dead or they don't want ordinary people to understand this system. I don't know which option frightens me more.