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Document from the 2003 IGC — Naples Ministerial Conclave (25 November 2003)
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Note from the Presidency to Delegations, CIG52/1/03 REV1(en)-PRESID 10. Brussels: Conference of the representatives of the governments of the Member States, 25.11.2003, pp. 1-14.
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EC Intergovernmental Conference, European Constitution
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On 25 November 2003, on the eve of the Conclave of Foreign Ministers held in Naples as part of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC), the Presidency of the Council of the European Union sends a note to each of the Delegations in which it reviews the work of the IGC.
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HISTORICAL EVENTS >> 1998–2007 The unification of Europe >> A Constitution for Europe >> The 2003–2004 Intergovernmental Conference
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Note from the Presidency dated 25 November 2003 to Delegations Subject: IGC 2003– Naples Ministerial Conclave: Presidency proposal
1. In line with the conclusions of the European Council meeting in Thessaloniki, the work of the InterGovernmental Conference has been carried out at political level. The IGC meetings so far, together with a series of bilateral contacts, have enabled the Presidency to identify a number of issues in the draft Constitutional Treaty which delegations consider need either clarifying or amending, and in some cases to draw up proposals for a possible way forward.
LEGAL/TECHNICAL ISSUES
2. In parallel with discussions at political level the Presidency, with the agreement of all delegations, set up a group of legal experts in order to undertake a legal review of the draft Treaty establishing the Constitution drawn up by the Convention. The legal experts group met in October and November under the Chair of the Legal Counsel of the IGC. The outcome of the group's proceedings has been circulated in document CIG 51/03. 3. The revised texts contained in doc. CIG 50/03 and ADD 1 incorporate all the improvements of a legal or technical nature which are suggested by common accord of the legal experts of the Member States and of the acceding States, without prejudging (...) Read more in ENA |
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Press conference held to mark the opening of the Intergovernmental Conference (Rome, 4 October 2003)
Opening of the Intergovernmental Conference (Rome, 4 October 2003)
The Constitutional Treaty of 29 October 2004
The 2003–2004 Intergovernmental Conference
Antecedents
The European Convention
Schedule for the 2003_2004 Intergovernmental Conference (IGC)
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