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).