Brussels proposes a ‘declaration’

The European Commission adopted 10 May 2006 an ambitious policy agenda for Europe’s citizens. This is the Commission’s contribution to the June 2006 European Council, picking up the messages the Commission has received from Plan D and the national debates during the period of reflection called by Europe’s leaders last year.

The European Commission has suggested EU member states should sign a broad political declaration on values and ambitions in 2007, fifty years after the signing of the Treaty of Rome.

European Commission: Press Release: IP/06/595: Delivering results for Europe: Commission calls for a citizens’ agenda http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/595&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: MEMO/06/192: Questions & Answers on the Commission paper http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/06/192&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

BBC News, 11.5.06: EU mired in constitution debate http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4762495.stm

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