Draft Constitution for Europe prepared by the European Convention. Presentation to citizens

The draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, prepared by the European Convention and presented to the Thessaloniki European Council on 20 June 2003, is divided into four parts, dealing respectively with the constitutional architecture of the European Union, the incorporation of the Union’s Charter of Fundamental Rights, the policies and operation of the Union and, lastly, general and final provisions.

This presentation is intended to explain the contribution made by the draft Constitution prepared by the European Convention in the light of the requirements set out in the Declaration on the Future of the European Union adopted by the heads of state or government on 15 December 2001 at the Laeken European Council: to open the way towards a Constitution in order to respond to the expectations of European citizens and make the European Union more democratic, transparent and efficient.