The Draft Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe What did they struggle for?

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What did they struggle for?What did they struggle for?

The Draft Treaty Establishing a Constitution for The Draft Treaty Establishing a Constitution for EuropeEurope

4 Parts and 465 Articles4 Parts and 465 Articles Part IPart I contains: DEFINITION AND OBJECTIVES OF THE UNION, FUNDAMENTAL contains: DEFINITION AND OBJECTIVES OF THE UNION, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND CITIZENSHIP OF THE UNION, UNION COMPETENCES, THE RIGHTS AND CITIZENSHIP OF THE UNION, UNION COMPETENCES, THE UNION'S INSTITUTIONS, EXERCISE OF UNION COMPETENCE, THE UNION'S INSTITUTIONS, EXERCISE OF UNION COMPETENCE, THE DEMOCRATIC LIFE OF THE UNION, THE UNION'S FINANCES, THE UNION AND DEMOCRATIC LIFE OF THE UNION, THE UNION'S FINANCES, THE UNION AND ITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT, UNION MEMBERSHIPITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT, UNION MEMBERSHIPPart IIPart II as the CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE UNION defining: as the CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE UNION defining: DIGNITY, FREEDOMS, EQUALITY, SOLIDARITY, CITIZENS' RIGHTS, JUSTICE, DIGNITY, FREEDOMS, EQUALITY, SOLIDARITY, CITIZENS' RIGHTS, JUSTICE, GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF THE CHARTERAPPLICATION OF THE CHARTERPart III Part III formulates POLICIES AND FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION and contains: formulates POLICIES AND FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION and contains: CLAUSES OF GENERAL APPLICATION, NON-DISCRIMINATION AND CLAUSES OF GENERAL APPLICATION, NON-DISCRIMINATION AND CITIZENSHIP, INTERNAL POLICIES AND ACTION, ASSOCIATION OF THE CITIZENSHIP, INTERNAL POLICIES AND ACTION, ASSOCIATION OF THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES, THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION, OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES, THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION, THE FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION, COMMON PROVISIONSTHE FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION, COMMON PROVISIONSPart IV Part IV contains GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS on: The symbols of the Union, contains GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS on: The symbols of the Union, Repeal of earlier Treaties, Legal continuity in relation to the European Community Repeal of earlier Treaties, Legal continuity in relation to the European Community and the European Union, Scope, Regional unions, Protocols, Procedure for revising and the European Union, Scope, Regional unions, Protocols, Procedure for revising the Treaty establishing the Constitution, Adoption, ratification and entry into force of the Treaty establishing the Constitution, Adoption, ratification and entry into force of the Treaty establishing the Constitution, Duration, Languages the Treaty establishing the Constitution, Duration, Languages Attached: a number of protocols and declarations Attached: a number of protocols and declarations

The Draft Treaty Establishing a The Draft Treaty Establishing a Constitution for EuropeConstitution for Europe

Alterations and changes:Alterations and changes: SimplificationSimplification Downsizing of the Commission Downsizing of the Commission The President of the CouncilThe President of the Council Increase of qualified-majority votes Increase of qualified-majority votes More qualified majority votes in generalMore qualified majority votes in generalThe EU Minister for Foreign AffairsThe EU Minister for Foreign Affairs Provisions on Provisions on subsidiaritysubsidiarity ““Citizens' initiative”Citizens' initiative” Division and allocation of competence between Member Division and allocation of competence between Member States and EUStates and EUFurther involvement of the EPFurther involvement of the EP

CountryInhabitants (million) Votes Number of Inhabitants per

vote

Luxemburg 0,4 4 100000

Malta 0,4 3 133333

Cyprus 0,8 4 200000

Estonia 1,4 4 350000

Slovenia 2,0 4 500000

Latvia 2,4 4 600000

Ireland 3,7 7 528571

Lithuania 3,7 7 528571

Finland 5,2 7 742857

Denmark 5,3 7 757143

Slovakia 5,4 7 771429

Austria 8,1 10 810000

Sweden 8,9 10 890000

Portugal 9,9 12 825000

Hungaria 10,0 12 833333

Belgium 10,2 12 850000

Czech Rep. 10,3 12 858333

Greece 10,6 12 883333

Netherlands 15,8 13 1215385

Poland 38,6 27 1429630

Spain 39,4 27 1459259

Italy 57,7 29 1989655

France 59,1 29 2037931

Great Britain 59,4 29 2048276

Germany 82,0 29 2827586

Votes within the Euro-pean Council (Source Draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe / Der Spiegel/)

CountryInhabitants (million) Number of

MEPsNumber of Inhabitants per MEP

Malta 0,4 5 80000

Luxemburg 0,4 6 66667

Cyprus 0,8 6 133333

Estonia 1,4 6 233333

Slovenia 2,0 7 285714

Ireland 3,7 13 284615

Lithuania 3,7 13 284615

Latvia 2,4 9 266667

Finland 5,2 14 371429

Denmark 5,3 14 378571

Slovakia 5,4 14 385714

Austria 8,1 18 450000

Portugal 9,9 24 412500

Hungaria 10,0 24 416667

Belgium 10,2 24 425000

Czech Rep. 10,3 24 429167

Greece 10,6 24 441667

Sweden 8,9 19 468421

Netherlands 15,8 27 585185

Poland 38,6 54 714815

Spain 39,4 54 729630

Italy 57,7 78 739744

France 59,1 78 757692

Great Britain 59,4 78 761538

Germany 82,0 99 828283

Distri-bution of MEPs (Source

Draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe / Der Spiegel/)


““If some points of the proposal would be changed, If some points of the proposal would be changed, everybody will try to push or her ideas through. everybody will try to push or her ideas through. Therefore, it would be best to accept the proposal. I Therefore, it would be best to accept the proposal. I hope this will happen.”hope this will happen.” Chancellor Gerhard SchröderChancellor Gerhard Schröder

““(More was not possible) due to the fact that some of the (More was not possible) due to the fact that some of the member states did not approve and since we lived with member states did not approve and since we lived with the illusion that all EU-member states are equal. The the illusion that all EU-member states are equal. The small states demand virtual equality in Brussels small states demand virtual equality in Brussels institutions. That is a mistake – (such equality) never institutions. That is a mistake – (such equality) never existed. What the small states demand is paradox: they existed. What the small states demand is paradox: they demand equality and by doing so weaken what they demand equality and by doing so weaken what they were supposed to strengthen: the European were supposed to strengthen: the European Commission, the core of all common politics.”Commission, the core of all common politics.”

Jean-Luc Dehaene former Jean-Luc Dehaene former Minister President of Belgium and one Minister President of Belgium and one

of the Vice-Chairmen of the Conventionof the Vice-Chairmen of the Convention


“…“…clear that no outcome could take full account clear that no outcome could take full account of all the wishes and conceptions of all the of all the wishes and conceptions of all the parties” but it nonetheless “takes account of the parties” but it nonetheless “takes account of the concerns of both small and large member concerns of both small and large member states.”states.” Joschka Fischer Joschka Fischer““(The draft) is a good balance between the (The draft) is a good balance between the European Institutions and between the big and European Institutions and between the big and small Member States”small Member States” Chancellor Gerhard Chancellor Gerhard SchröderSchröder


No wishes to change the draft in the No wishes to change the draft in the beginning beginning October 2003: Negotiations and October 2003: Negotiations and discussions discussions EP-elections 10.-13.06.2004. EP-elections 10.-13.06.2004. Finalisation and agreement during this Finalisation and agreement during this year? year? New MS will accede on 10.05.2004. New MS will accede on 10.05.2004. Constitution has to be signed by all Constitution has to be signed by all Member StatesMember States

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