The “15” Pave the Way for the Central and Eastern European Countries and Cyprus.

At a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the “15” in Brussels, the work of the Intergovernmental Conference began, which focuses on the institutional reform of the Union, so that it can face the challenge of the upcoming enlargement towards the Central and Eastern European countries and Cyprus. The Conference’s work is expected to be completed by the end of the current year, and the new Treaty will be approved by the European Council, which will take place next December in Nice. Subsequently, it must be ratified by all member states, according to the constitutional procedure applicable in each of them.