In a note dated 31 January 1991, the parties to the Intergovernmental Conference on Economic and Monetary Union are informed of a proposal made by the Spanish Government on 25 September 1990. In preparation for the IGC, Spain reviews the reactions to the Delors Committee Report since 1989 and suggests a compromise between the various approaches.
On 18 October 2007, the Intergovernmental Conference, meeting at the level of Heads of State or Government at the informal Lisbon Summit, approves the final text of the Treaty amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community.
On 19 April 1999, during the third Intergovernmental Conference between the European Union (EU) and Cyprus, George Vassiliou, former President of the Republic of Cyprus and Chief Negotiator for the island’s accession to the EU, emphasises the efforts made by his country to comply with the Community acquis.
On 22 July 1985, the European Commission delivers a favourable opinion on plans to hold an intergovernmental conference in order to amend and complete the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (EEC).
On 23 November 1995, the Economic and Social Committee (ESC) publishes an opinion on its duties with a view to the forthcoming Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on the revision of the Treaty on European Union.
The Council of Ministers of Western European Union (WEU), meeting in Madrid on 14 November 1995, contributes to the work of the 1996 Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on the revision of the Treaty on European Union. The document particularly analyses WEU’s relationship with the European Union and the Atlantic Alliance and puts forward proposals for the future development of the European Security and Defence Identity (ESDI).
On 24 March 2004, the Presidency of the Council of the European Union forwards a report to the Brussels European Council, held on 25 and 26 March, in which it calls for the rapid conclusion of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC).
Press conference held on 4 October 2003 in Rome, in the Palazzo dei Congressi, by Pat Cox (left), President of the European Parliament, Silvio Berlusconi (centre), President-in-Office of the European Council, and Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission, to mark the opening of the Intergovernmental Conference aimed at adopting the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe.
The Brussels European Council, held under Italian Presidency on 12 and 13 December 2003, notes that it has not yet been possible for the Intergovernmental Conference (CIG) to reach an overall agreement on a draft constitutional treaty and requests the Irish Presidency on the basis of consultations to make an assessment on the prospects for progress.