Work of the European Convention on Part I of the Draft Constitutional Treaty Concludes [13 Jun 2003]

Today, 13 June 2003, marks the conclusion of the European Convention. The Convention has been rated as an even greater success than previous Intergovernmental Conferences. The results achieved on the whole satisfy the interests of all countries. The final draft of the Constitutional Treaty is balanced and takes into account a broad and varied range of interests, among them those of Latvia. The main thing all countries have agreed upon is that the European Union will remain a union of national states. Crucial agreement has also been reached on issues relating to EU institutions.

Cooperation among the small countries at the Convention has been very important. Today also marked the final meeting of the group of small countries, at which representatives expressed satisfaction at what has been achieved and agreed to continue their cooperation.

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