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Constitutional Treaty: the 'reflection period' [Archived] - 25 March 2007 - LinksDossier

After the rejection of the EU Constitutional Treaty in France and the Netherlands in late spring 2005, a "period of reflection" on the future of Europe was launched to reconnect the citizens with the European project and to decide the fate of the Constitution. In January 2007, the German Presidency declared the reflection period was over, still its outcome is uncertain.  

Finland ratifies EU Constitution - 06 December 2006 - News

EU presidency holder Finland has sent out a positive signal for the European constitutional project by ratifying the treaty with an overwhelming majority.

Wallström defends substance of the Constitution - 23 November 2006 - News

Margot Wallström presented her ‘best arguments’ for rescuing the Constitution in front of the Parliament on 22 November 2006 and called for a ‘second chance’ despite member state’s disenchantment.

Analysis: Calming down: The EU recovers in a period of reflection - 19 October 2006 - Analysis

This study is published by Barbara Lippert and Timo Goosmann of the Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP) in Berlin within the framework of EU-CONSENT, a “Network of Excellence”.

Analysis: “Absorption capacity” - a fallacious concept? - 27 June 2006 - Analysis

Frank Vibert (Director of the European Policy Forum) argues that the debate on the EU's "absorption capacity" is in fact "a diversion" from the real challenges facing Europe today.

Vanhanen makes enlargement main theme of Finnish presidency - 23 June 2006 - News

Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has said enlargement, the efficiency of EU institutions and progress on the constitution were the key questions for the Finnish term at the helm of the EU. 

EU summit: Extension of reflection period makes headlines - 19 June 2006 - News

Press commentators agree that the decision to postpone the final verdict on the shipwrecked EU Constitution until end 2008 is the biggest news having come out of the summit.

EU cements 'absorption capacity' as the new stumbling block to enlargement - 16 June 2006 - News

EU leaders brought in more transparency for future Council meetings and sealed 'absorption' as the new rhetoric joker on enlargement at the EU Summit.

EU leaders agree to keep on reflecting - 16 June 2006 - News

Bowing to the inevitable, EU leaders at the summit have agreed to prolong the 'reflection period'. The final deadline for leaving the constitutional impasse will be the end of 2008.

Summit: EU leaders in reflection mode - 15 June 2006 - News

EU leaders will meet in Brussels to confront some of the main challenges the EU is facing. While it is expected that the "reflection period" on the future of Europe will be extended, the most notable outcome will probably be the opening of Council sessions to the public.

EU needs a constitution, Polish citizens say - 09 June 2006 - News

Despite reluctance of Polish political elites to discuss the fate of the EU Constitutional Treaty, public opinion in Poland is clearly in favour of a constitutional text, a recent survey shows. 

Analysis: The Future of the EU Constitution – a strategy for Poland - 09 June 2006 - Analysis

Poland should prepare for the discussions about the future of the Constitutional Treaty (CT) that will take place after the reflection period, it is argued in the common paper the Institute of Public Affairs (ISP) and the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM).

EU legitimacy crisis: Problem of democracy, delivery or perception? - 30 May 2006 - News

Since the rejection of the EU Constitution in France and the Netherlands, the questions that are being frequently asked are: “What went wrong?” and “How can we set things straight?” Diagnoses and possible remedies were debated during a recent Franco-German event on the future of Europe.

Analysis: The European Constitutional Crisis and the Strategy of Patience - 29 May 2006 - Analysis

In this article of the Quarterly „Integration“ of the Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP), Daniel Göler and Mathias Jopp take systematic look at the proposed initiatives to solve the constitutional crisis.

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