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POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS > EUROPEAN CONVENTION (2001-2003)

Preferred term

EUROPEAN CONVENTION (2001-2003)  

Definition

  • THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION, SOMETIMES KNOWN AS THE CONVENTION ON THE FUTURE OF EUROPE, WAS A BODY ESTABLISHED BY THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL IN DECEMBER 2001 AS A RESULT OF THE LAEKEN DECLARATION. 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.

Broader concept

History note

  • TERM CREATED MAY 2008

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/b2c505ef-f562-4920-8f93-55333fd256de

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