Report from the Committee of Regions (CoR) on the Intergovernmental Conference and the European Convention

This report, submitted by the Committee of Regions, evaluates the draft constitution and presents additional proposals which aim at consolidating the advances made in the draft constitution with respect to the constitutional recognition of the EU's local and regional dimensions. The main points are that the CoR wishes to have its full participation in the procedure of revising the treaty secured, as well as a guarantee that the reforms affecting the Council will not jeopardise the participati...