On 25 June 1994, the Corfu European Council decides to establish a ‘Reflection Group’ instructed to make preparations, before the end of 1995, for the 1996 Intergovernmental Conference (ICG) on the reform of the Treaty on European Union.

On 24 and 25 June 1994, at the meeting of the European Council on Corfu, the Heads of State or Government of the European Union decide to set up a study group to be responsible for preparations for the the 1996 Intergovernmental Conference (IGC).

On 10 July 1995, in an interview for the Paris daily newspaper Le Figaro, Michel Barnier, French Minister Delegate for European Affairs, refers to the work of the reflection group given the task of preparing the 1996 Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) with a view to the revision of the Treaty on European Union.

On 12 September 1995, Michel Barnier, French Minister Delegate for European Affairs, holds a press conference in Brussels in which he outlines the work of the reflection group on the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC).

On 5 December 1995, the Reflection Group established by the Corfu European Council of 24 and 25 June 1994 and chaired since June 1995 by Carlos Westendorp y Cabeza, Spanish Junior Minister for European Affairs, submits to the Brussels European Council its final report on the challenges that need to be addressed at the 1996 Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) in order to bring the European Union up to date and to prepare it for the next enlargement.

On 5 December 1995, in Brussels, the Reflection Group created by the Corfu European Council of 24 and 25 June 1994 and chaired since June 1995 by Carlos Westendorp y Cabeza, Spanish Junior Minister for European Affairs, submits its final report on the challenges to be faced at the 1996 Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) in order to adapt the European Union so that it can meet the new international challenges and to prepare for its forthcoming enlargement.

From June to December 1995, Carlos Westendorp, Spanish Junior Minister in the Foreign Ministry, chairs the study group instructed by the Corfu European Council, held on 24 and 25 June 1994, to make preparations for the 1996 Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on the revision of the Treaty on European Union.

On 8 December 1995, the French daily newspaper Le Monde comments on the report drawn up by the reflection group chaired by Carlos Westendorp y Cabeza, Spanish Junior Minister for European Affairs, on the challenges to be faced at the 1996 Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) to reform the European Union and prepare it for its forthcoming enlargement.

On 16 December 1995, at the Madrid European Council, the Reflection Group established by the Corfu European Council of 24 and 25 June 1994 and chaired by Carlos Westendorp y Cabeza, Spanish Junior Minister for European Affairs, responsible for making preparations for the revision of the Treaty and for the drawing up of guidelines for reform of the European Union, proposes an agenda for the 1996 Intergovernmental Conference (IGC).

List of the members of the reflection group chaired by Carlos Westendorp y Cabeza, Spanish Secretary of State for European Affairs, that was given the task by the Corfu European Council of 24 and 25 June 1994 of preparing the 1996 Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) dealing with the revision of the Treaty on European Union.