Convention on the Future of Europe
Date | February 28, 2002 – July 18, 2003 |
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Duration | 1 year, 4 months and 20 days |
Location | Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d'Estaing Vice-Chairmen: Giuliano Amato, Jean-Luc Dehaene |
Outcome | Draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe |
The use of cause is for the summoning body and the motive is the mandate |
History of the European Union |
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The Convention on the Future of the European Union,
Laeken Declaration
In December 2001, when the European Council met in Laeken, a fresh declaration was adopted committing the EU to greater
Work
The European Convention was established with 102 members. Former French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing was appointed Chairman, former Italian Prime Minister Giuliano Amato and former Belgian Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene were appointed Vice-Chairmen. Its members were drawn from the national parliaments of member states and candidate countries, the European Parliament, the European Commission, and representatives of heads of state and government. The Convention met for the first time in February 2002, and met thereafter in plenary session once or twice per month. It deliberated in public in the European Parliament building in Brussels.
The 13 member præsidium of the convention consisted of the chairman and vice-chairmen along with:[5][6]
Government Representatives:
European Commission Representatives: Michel Barnier - UMP; António Vitorino - PS
European Parliament Representatives: Klaus Hänsch - SPD; Íñigo Méndez de Vigo y Montojo - PP
National Parliament Representatives: Gisela Stuart, Labour Party UK; John Bruton, FG Ireland
Invitee: Alojz Lojze Peterle - NSi (Slovenia)
See also
- Conference on the Future of Europe (2019 / 2020–2022)
- European Convention (1999–2000) which drafted the: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (2000 / 2009)
References
- ISBN 9781137454089.
- ISBN 9781137454089.
- ^ IATE: Convention on the Future of the European Union
- ISBN 9781137454089.
- ^ eub2. "Composition of the Convention on the Future of Europe — EUbusiness.com | EU news, business and politics". www.eubusiness.com. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "The European Convention". european-convention.europa.eu. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
External links
- European Convention Archived 2021-06-25 at the Wayback Machine (official website, no longer updated)