What is Convention on the Future of Europe?
[[Image:Valéry Giscard d’Estaing 1978.jpg|thumb|right|Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, President of the European Convention]] The '''Convention on the Future of the European Union''',<ref>[https://iate.europa.eu/entry/result/926503/en IATE: Convention on the Future of the European Union]</ref> also known as the '''European Convention''', was a body created by the [[European Council]] in December 2001 as a result of the [[List of European Councils#Laeken 2001|Laeken Declaration]]. It was inspired by the [[Philadelphia Convention]] that led to the creation of the [[United States Constitution|United States federal Constitution]]. The goal was to create a [[constitution]] for the [[European Union]] for the Council to finalise and adopt. The Convention finished its work in July 2003 with their [[Draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{European Parliament}} {{europe-stub}} [[Category:Valéry Giscard d'Estaing]] [[Category:European Union]]