Date: 17 September 2007 in Stockholm

During the summer a deal has been struck between European Governments to resurrect the notorius ”Constitution” in the shape of a Reform Treaty. The formalia are expected to be swiftly put into print. Even if the new Treaty has been designed to cause a lot less controversy it will not enter into force until it has passed the same hurdles for national recognition as its predecessor.

Will that process lead to a different result this time? Is the new Treaty desirable and a solution to the present problems in the European Union? In order to address questions and concerns with respect to the new Treaty, SIEPS invited a number of highly qualified commentators.

At the seminar the report Vad innebär reformfördraget? was presented. The report is part of the research project The constitutional development of the European Union.

Opening
Mats Hellström, Chairman, SIEPS Board of Directors

Chair
Carl Fredrik Bergström, Senior Researcher, SIEPS

Speakers
Cecilia Malmström, Minister for EU Affairs
Pawel Swieboda, Director, DemosEuropa, Warsaw
Gaëtane Ricard-Nihoul, Secretary-General, Notre Europe, Paris
Hugo Brady, Senior Researcher, Centre for European Reform, London,
Håkan Jonsson, State Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office

 Program (163.18 kB)