New Communication insists on broad mandate for Convention

The Commission adopted a Communication on the future of the EU, on 5 December 2001, which argues that the European Council in Laeken (14-15 Dec) should adopt a broad mandate for the forthcoming Convention on institutional reform. According to the Communication, the overall objective of the Commission's contributions to the Convention will be renewing the Community method.

The Commission adopted a Communication on the future of the EU, on 5 December 2001, which argues that the European Council in Laeken (14-15 Dec) should adopt a broad mandate for the forthcoming Convention on institutional reform. According to the Communication, the overall objective of the Commission’s contributions to the Convention will be renewing the Community method.