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

2. The Draft Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe 4 Parts and 465 Articles Part I contains: DEFINITION AND OBJECTIVES OF THE UNION, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND CITIZENSHIP OF THE UNION, UNION COMPETENCES, THE UNION'S INSTITUTIONS, EXERCISE OF UNION COMPETENCE, THE DEMOCRATIC LIFE OF THE UNION, THE UNION'S FINANCES, THE UNION AND ITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT, UNION MEMBERSHIP Part II as the CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE UNION defining: DIGNITY, FREEDOMS, EQUALITY, SOLIDARITY, CITIZENS' RIGHTS, JUSTICE, GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF THE CHARTER Part III formulates POLICIES AND FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION and contains: CLAUSES OF GENERAL APPLICATION, NON-DISCRIMINATION AND CITIZENSHIP, INTERNAL POLICIES AND ACTION, ASSOCIATION OF THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES, THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION, THE FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION, COMMON PROVISIONS Part IV contains GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS on: The symbols of the Union, Repeal of earlier Treaties, Legal continuity in relation to the European Community 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, Duration, Languages Attached: a number of protocols and declarations

3. The Draft Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe Alterations and changes: Simplification Downsizing of the Commission The President of the Council Increase of qualified-majority votes More qualified majority votes in general The EU Minister for Foreign Affairs PPPP rrrr oooo vvvv iiii ssss iiii oooo nnnn ssss o o o o nnnn s s s s uuuu bbbb ssss iiii dddd iiii aaaa rrrr iiii tttt yyyy“Citizens' initiative” Division and allocation of competence between Member States and EU Further involvement of the EP

4. Country Inhabitants (million)VotesNumber of Inhabitants per vote Luxemburg 0,44100000 Malta 0,43133333 Cyprus 0,84200000 Estonia 1,44350000 Slovenia 2,04500000 Latvia 2,44600000 Ireland 3,77528571 Lithuania 3,77528571 Finland 5,27742857 Denmark 5,37757143 Slovakia 5,47771429 Austria 8,110810000 Sweden 8,910890000 Portugal 9,912825000 Hungaria 10,012833333 Belgium 10,212850000 Czech Rep. 10,312858333 Greece 10,612883333 Netherlands 15,8131215385 Poland 38,6271429630 Spain 39,4271459259 Italy 57,7291989655 France 59,1292037931 Great Britain 59,4292048276 Germany 82,0292827586 Votes within the Euro- pean Council (Source Draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe / Der Spiegel/)

5. Country Inhabitants (million)Number of MEPs Number of Inhabitants per MEP Malta 0,4580000 Luxemburg 0,4666667 Cyprus 0,86133333 Estonia 1,46233333 Slovenia 2,07285714 Ireland 3,713284615 Lithuania 3,713284615 Latvia 2,49266667 Finland 5,214371429 Denmark 5,314378571 Slovakia 5,414385714 Austria 8,118450000 Portugal 9,924412500 Hungaria 10,024416667 Belgium 10,224425000 Czech Rep. 10,324429167 Greece 10,624441667 Sweden 8,919468421 Netherlands 15,827585185 Poland 38,654714815 Spain 39,454729630 Italy 57,778739744 France 59,178757692 Great Britain 59,478761538 Germany 82,099828283 Distri- bution of MEPs (Source Draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe / Der Spiegel/)

6. The Draft Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe “If some points of the proposal would be changed, everybody will try to push or her ideas through. Therefore, it would be best to accept the proposal. I hope this will happen.” Chancellor Gerhard Schröder “(More was not possible) due to the fact that some of the member states did not approve and since we lived with the illusion that all EU-member states are equal. The small states demand virtual equality in Brussels institutions. That is a mistake – (such equality) never existed. What the small states demand is paradox: they demand equality and by doing so weaken what they were supposed to strengthen: the European Commission, the core of all common politics.” Jean-Luc Dehaene former Minister President of Belgium and one of the Vice-Chairmen of the Convention

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

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