Convention split on powers for future EU

It was a much smaller and more informal Convention group that met for an extra plenary session on Wednesday. But although the atmosphere was quite different under the amusing chairmanship of Convention vice-president Guiliano Amato, the split among delegates remained quite serious.

The division was about powers of the Union in a future EU. Wednesday’s discussion – begun last week - covered draft Articles 8-16 on Union versus member state competences in the constitutional treaty.

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