European Scrutiny - Seventeenth Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 15 May 2000.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
REPORT
PART I BACKGROUND TO THE IGC
Procedural Requirements
History
Cologne European Council
PART II DE-LIMITATION OF THE AGENDA
As set out by the Helsinki European Council
Commission and EP Advocacy of a wider agenda
Related matters not on the agenda
The approach of the Portuguese Presidency
Conclusions on the likely scope and timetable
of the IGC
PART III TOPICS ON THE IGC AGENDA
Re-weighting of votes
Extension of qualified majority voting
Tentative conclusions on the Amsterdam Triangle
Flexibility
Conclusions on flexibility
Composition and functioning of the Community
Courts
Proposals on the functioning of the Courts
Conclusions on the functioning of the Courts
Membership of the Courts
Other agenda items
PART IV ITEMS LIKELY TO BE ADDED
TO THE AGENDA OF THE IGC
Conclusions on the Charter of Rights
The European Defence Initiative
Subjects unlikely to be discussed by the
IGC
PART V INSTITUTIONAL REFORM OUTSIDE
THE SCOPE OF THE IGC
Internal Commission Reform
Reform of the Council
Part VI CONCLUSION
ANNEXES
ANNEX A:
Published documents referred to in the Report
ANNEX B:
Proposals included in the European Parliament's
Resolution of 13 April 2000 not mentioned elsewhere in our Report
APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1
Paper from Mr Andrew Duff, MEP (European Liberal
Democrat Group proposals for the Constitutional Conference)
APPENDIX 2:
Memorandum from Mr Richard Corbett, MEP
ANNEX
APPENDIX 3:
Memorandum from the Foreign and Commonwealth
Office
ANNEX A
TREATY ARTICLES SUBJECT TO UNANIMITY IN THE MAIN
EU TREATIES
ANNEX C
AMSTERDAM MODEL 2
DUAL MAJORITY
PROJECTIONS USING CURRENT SYSTEM
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO
THE REPORT
LIST OF WITNESSES
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
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