Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

The Committee on Constitutional Affairs adopted the report by Jo LEINEN (PES, DE) on the approval by the European Parliament of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the Union.

The committee stressed its intention to carefully scrutinise the outcome of the 2007 Intergovernmental Conference, when it will give its opinion on the Reform Treaty which includes the Charter of Fundamental Rights.

The report gave a mandate to the President of the European Parliament to solemnly proclaim the Charter, before the signature of the Reform Treaty, jointly with the President of the European Council and the President of the Commission.