Amendment of the Treaty on European Union: convening an intergovernmental conference under art. N of the TUE

It is proposed to convene a conference of representatives ot the governments of the Member States under Article N(1) of the Treaty on European Union. The Conference will also examine certain topics mentioned in the conclusions of the European Councils meeting in Brussels (10 and 11 december 1993) and Corfu (24 and 25 june 1994), in the Ioannina agreement and in certain interinstitutionnal texts. The Conference will examine the improvements and amendments which need to be made to the Treaties, bearing in mind, in accordance with the conclusions ot the European Council meeting in Madrid on 15 and 16 december 1995, the outcome of the Reflection Group's proceedings and the following objectives: - bringing Europe closer to its citizens; - enabling the union to function better and preparing it for enlargement; - endowing the Union with a greater capacity for external action.