European Union: the treaty of Nice on Internet

The Nice European Council (7-9 December, 2000) has ended the work of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) initiated on February 14, 2000. The new Treaty of Nice (provisional text) gathers, amongst other things, modifications on the following points: the composition of the Commission, the weighting of votes in the Council, the extension of qualified-majority voting, closer cooperation and the Court of Justice.

Meanwhile, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union has been proclaimed, edited by a Convention composed of representatives of the Governments, the European Parliament, the Commission and different institutions and national parliaments.

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Date of publication: 17/12/2000

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