Convention on the Future of Europe

Convention on the Future of Europe
DateFebruary 28, 2002 – July 18, 2003 (2002-02-28 – 2003-07-18)
Duration1 year, 4 months and 20 days
LocationBelgium
Also known asEuropean Convention, Constitutional Convention[1]
TypeConstituent assembly
CauseLaeken Declaration
MotiveProvide starting point for the Intergovernmental Conference of Nice [1]
ParticipantsChairman: Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d'Estaing

Vice-Chairmen: Giuliano Amato, Jean-Luc Dehaene
15 - Head of State Representatives
13 - Candidates States Representatives
56 - National Parliaments Representatives of Member and Candidate
2 - European Commission Representatives

2 - European Parliament Representatives
OutcomeDraft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe
Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, President of the European Convention

The Convention on the Future of the European Union,[2] also known as the European Convention, was a body established by the European Council in December 2001 as a result of the Laeken Declaration. Inspired by the Philadelphia Convention that led to the adoption of the United States federal Constitution, its purpose was to produce a draft constitution for the European Union for the Council to finalise and adopt. The Convention finished its work in July 2003 with their Draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe. See History of the European Constitution for developments after this point.

  1. ^ a b Nungent, Neil (2017). Paterson, William E. (ed.). Government and Politics of the European Union (8th ed.). Palgrave Macmillan. p. 93. ISBN 9781137454089.
  2. ^ "iate". iate.europa.eu.

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