Reforming Europe for the 21st Century / Commission's proposal

The European Commission has issued its formal opinion before the opening of the Intergovernmental Conference.

Entitled "Reforming Europe for the 21st Century" the Commission opinion looks at how a Reform Treaty respecting the mandate agreed at the last European Council will answer the strategic political demands facing Europe today. The Commission opinion sets out the benefits that a Reform Treaty will bring to citizens.

The Commission welcomes the convocation of the Intergovernmental Conference and underlines that Europe needs a Reform Treaty to be agreed and ratified ahead of the June 2009 European elections.