EU summit 2005

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The 2005 EU summit took place from June 16-17, 2005 in Brussels , Belgium . The chairmanship was held by the Luxembourg EU Council President Jean-Claude Juncker .

subjects

Important topics of the summit were the rejection of the EU constitution in referendums in France and the Netherlands , as well as the financial planning for 2007 to 2013. The heads of state and government of the 25 EU states agreed at the meeting to have a "pause for reflection" To insert the constitution. Previously, France and the Netherlands had rejected the constitution. At the summit, the heads of government spoke out in favor of interrupting the ratification process.

The Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern reported that there was a consensus that a "period of reflection" was necessary after the French and Dutch voted no. "We should take our time and talk to people," said the minister. The ratification of the EU treaty had previously been agreed for November 1, 2006. At the summit, EU Council President Juncker announced that it would be extended until mid-2007. Until then, each member state would be able to decide "autonomously and sovereignly" on the time of ratification, said Juncker. EU Parliament President Josep Borrell emphasized that, despite the suspension of the ratification process, not a single member state has called for the ratification process to be stopped. Ahern also stated during the summit that no one among the heads of state and government had called for renegotiations on the constitution: "We are still fully behind the constitution." Junker spoke out against renegotiations and declared: "There will be no better contract".

Another topic of the EU summit was the EU finances and the financial framework for the budget of the European Union for the years 2007-2013. During the negotiations, the Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson expressed his fear that there would be no agreement on the financial perspective. "The differences are too big," said Persson in Brussels. The Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn described the meeting as "one of the most difficult summits we have ever had".

After Juncker's compromise proposal was not approved during the negotiations, the talks were finally broken off.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Just a pause for reflection for Europe. EU summit. faz.net, June 17, 2005, accessed June 7, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Chronicle: The History of the European Constitution. focus.de, December 13, 2007, accessed June 7, 2016 .
  3. ↑ a b Heads of government put ratification process on hold. EU summit. spiegel.de, June 17, 2005, accessed June 7, 2016 .
  4. ↑ EU financial summit failed. Mutual accusations of the states involved. deutschlandradio.de, June 18, 2005, accessed June 7, 2016 .