Tag: IGC

The Greek Presidency of the EU is examining the possibility of organising a special summit in June to discuss the institutional reform.

The Convention President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing has revealed new draft articles of the future Constitutional Treaty, dealing with the EU's finances.

Growing rift among the European governments over the Iraq crisis has contributed to a delay in the drafting of the EU constitution. The Convention President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing stated at the plenary session on 17 March that it might not be possible to present a draft to the European Council in Thessaloniki on 20-21 June 2003.

Seven small EU Member States are meeting at a mini-summit on 19 March to discuss a common position in the European Convention.

The European Convention is meeting in a special session on 5 March, chaired by Vice-President Giuliano Amato, to continue the debate on draft articles 8 to 16.

American companies in Europe have called on the European Convention to strive towards a strong institutional framework which is necessary for a sound business environment in Europe.

On 28 February, the Praesidium for the Convention presented 7 new draft Constitution articles, dealing with the EU's legislative instruments. In the future, the EU will no longer have regulations and directives, but "EU laws" and "EU framework laws".

The Convention Plenary on 27-28 February will have to find a way of dealing with the 1038 amendments to the first 16 articles presented by the Praesidium.

EU foreign ministers officially signed Treaty of Nice on Monday 26 February in French Riviera city

Commissioner Michel Barnier calls for clear statement of Member State support for further EU integration

German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder makes first major speech of Post-Nice institutional reforms debate

European Policy Centre (EPC) says European Parliament should withhold approval of Nice Treaty

Members of the European Parliament expressed their dissatisfaction over the results of the Nice Summit

The Nice agreement has strenghtened the position of the President of the European Commission

With agreement reached on the difficult peripheral issues at Nice, work on the core reform questions has now begun.

Prodi highlights the threat to the Nice summit posed by disagreements over reforming the national veto

EU foreign ministers progress on one of the four issues of the institutional reform, required before enlargement.

Commission President Prodi says that each EU member state should have a commissioner.

Members of the European Parliament will be debating the IGC, the 2001 budget and food safety during their October plenary session

The special European Council in Biarritz from 13-14 October will be crucial for the result of the Intergovernmental Conference.

For the first time since coming into power, Commission president Romano Prodi has put his cards on the table concerning the future of the EU.