Date | February 28, 2002 – July 18, 2003 |
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Duration | 1 year, 4 months and 20 days |
Location | Belgium |
Also known as | European Convention, Constitutional Convention[1] |
Type | Constituent assembly |
Cause | Laeken Declaration |
Motive | Provide starting point for the Intergovernmental Conference of Nice [2] |
Participants | Chairman: Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d'Estaing Vice-Chairmen: Giuliano Amato, Jean-Luc Dehaene |
Outcome | Draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe |
The use of cause is for the summoning body and the motive is the mandate |
History of the European Union |
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The Convention on the Future of the European Union,[3] 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.