What is Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe?
The '''Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe''' ('''TCE'''; commonly referred to as the '''European Constitution''' or as the '''Constitutional Treaty''') was an unapproved international [[treaty]] meant to create a [[constitution]] for the [[European Union]] (EU). It would have replaced the [[Treaties of the European Union|European Union treaties]] with a single text.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://european-convention.eu.int/Static.asp?lang=EN&Content=Composition |title=The European Convention |publisher=European-convention.eu.int |access-date=2012-01-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125041723/http://european-convention.eu.int/Static.asp?lang=EN&Content=Composition |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref> The Treaty was signed on 29 October 2004 by representatives of the then 25 [[Member state of the European Union|member states of the European Union]]. It was later ratified by 18 member states. However French and Dutch voters did not approve the treaty thus not passing it. ==References== {{reflist}} {{europe-stub}} [[Category:European Union]]