Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

The committee adopted the recommendation by Andrew DUFF (ELDR, UK) and Johannes VOGGENHUBER (Greens/EFA, A) calling on Parliament to approve the draft Charter of Fundamental Rights as drawn up by the Convention to which this task was entrusted, and to authorise the President of the European Parliament to proclaim the Charter jointly with the Presidents of the Council and Commission at the Nice European Council of 7-9 December 2000. The recommendation said that the Convention had fulfilled the mandate it received from the European Council, but pointed out that Parliament would address itself in its November 2000 part-session in Brussels to the question of the Charter's legal character.�