The EU will continue to be governed under the Nice Treaty of 2000, but this leaves no room for further political integration (or enlargement), nor does it ensure the effective functioning of the Union’s institutions. Drafting a new constitutional treaty would probably require even more time than was needed for the current proposal, and it is also unlikely that the necessary changes could be introduced through an intergovernmental conference.
辩论必须继续，即使从表面看来法国和荷兰的公投已经扼杀了宪法条约。欧盟将继续受到尼斯条约的治理，但是这却没有给进一步的政治整合（或者扩大）留下丝毫空间，也不能保证欧盟各种制度的有效运行。起草一份新的宪法条约可能比起草现行提议需要更多时间，而且也不太可能通过一个跨政府会议引进一些必要改变。