Update: European Council, Nice, 7-11 December 2000 / Treaty of Nice

Further information sources on the outcome of the European Council, Nice, 7-10 December 2000 and, in particular, the conclusion of the discussions within the Intergovernmental Conference including the provisional text of the Treaty of Nice are noted below:

European Council, Nice, 7-10 December 2000: Presidency Conclusions

• European Commission: Document: DOC/00/30

Intergovernmental Conference: Treaty of Nice (provisional version)

• Council of the European Union: Text of Treaty of Nice
• European Commission: IGC Fact Sheets
• European Commission: IGC 2000 website]

Treaty of Nice: Immediate reactions from the EU Institutions, Presidency, Member States and Political Groups

• President Prodi: European Commission: Speech: SPEECH/00/499
• MEPs: European Parliament: Daily Notebook
• MEPs: European Parliament: Verbatim Report
• Green/EFA Group: A Treaty without vision leaves the EU ill-prepared for enlargement, 11.12.00
• Sweden: Speech by Swedish Prime Minister to Riksdag, 14.12.00
• United Kingdom: Statement by UK Prime Minister to House of Commons, 11.12.00
• France: Achievements of the French Presidency of the European Union, 28.12.00
• France: Institutions adapted to allow the Union's enlargement, 28.12.00

European Sources Online: European Voice

• 14.12.00:    Nice shambles boosts support for convention
• 14.12.00:    'Worst treaty in EU history' could sour relations for years
• 14.12.00:    Row over voting strength pushed talks to the brink
• 14.12.00:    Leaders fudge deal of future size of Commission
• 14.12.00:    QMV deal fails to live up to expectations
• 14.12.00:    Nothing nice about new treaty (editorial)
• 21.12.00:    Applicants vow to fight 'unjust' treaty deal on MEP seats
• 21.12.00:    Logistical nightmare looms after Nice summit deal on extra MEPs
• 04.01.01:    Treaty changes will ensure sums finally add up

BBC News:

• 11.12.00:    Nice agreement at-a-glance
• 12.12.00:    Prodi attacks veto 'intransigence'
• 12.12.00:    Eastern Europe applauds Nice deal

European Sources Online: The Economist

• 17.12.00:    After Nice

EUobserver

• Nice Treaty website

European Policy Centre:

• 11.12.00:    The European Union After Nice - One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?
• 18.12.00:    Nice: Is the glass half-full or half-empty?
• check the 'What's new' pages for EPC's considered analysis of Nice and an article- by-article commentary on the Treaty to be issued mid-January 2001

Union of Industrial and Employers Confederations of Europe (UNICE)

• 18.12.00:    Nice Treaty prompts mixed feelings

European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)

• 14.12.00:    Declaration on Nice European Council

Ian Thomson
Executive Editor, European Sources Online
Update Compiled: 7 January 2001

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