Tuesday, 8 May 2007, 12.30-14.30
CROWNE PLAZA EUROPA HOTEL BRUSSELS
Rue de la Loi – 107 – Wetstraat
B – 1040 BRUSSELS

Is the German Presidency leading the way to a pragmatic solution ? In a recent questionnaire, the German presidency asks a dozen questions to find out what changes the other member states are willing to accept in the constitution. The presidency wants to establish the issues which need to be addressed by an intergovernmental conference (IGC) under the Portuguese presidency. It wants to keep these issues limited, so that the new treaty can be adopted by the end of the year and ratified by 2009. Germany wants to agree the outline framework of a new treaty with minimal changes at the final summit meeting under its presidency in June (which will also be Tony Blair’s last summit as a prime minister). Bilateral consultations will take place from 23 April till 4 May. »»»