The Potential Role of the New-Comers in Shaping the Future of Europe
The Potential Role of the New-Comers in Shaping the Future of Europe

Author(s): Ana-Maria Dobreanu
Subject(s): EU-Approach / EU-Accession / EU-Development
Published by: Publishing Inc. European Readings & Prodifmultimedia/Editura Napoca Star
Summary/Abstract: It has been argued that the 2000 Convention responsible for drafting the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights has delivered not only the text of the Charter, but also a successful new working method at the EU’s level. It appeared to be more innovative than the Charter itself, which was supposed to represent an explicit and transparent presentation and codification of the existing rights. The method therefore drew some attention especially in comparison with the intergovernmental practice that led to the final outcome of the Nice Treaty. The general disappointment related to the Nice IGC gradually put forward the idea that the current poor results were due to an inadequate method. As pertinently put by many observers, “after endless rounds of discussions among diplomats who knew they had a right of veto, the real negotiations finally took place in the space of a few days in Nice, between heads of State and government whose first priority was to protect their national interests”

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