Press release - The Conference on the Future of Europe and the role of the European Parliament

The Constitutional Affairs Committee will discuss ways to kick-start the Conference on the Future of Europe, and how MEPs can help it tackle old and new challenges.

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Tuesday, May 26, 2020

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European Parliament, Organizations, Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union

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The Constitutional Affairs Committee will discuss ways to kick-start the Conference on the Future of Europe, and how MEPs can help it tackle old and new challenges.
On Tuesday 26 May, Constitutional Affairs Committee MEPs will exchange views on the organisation of the upcoming Conference on the Future of Europe and the European Parliaments role in it.
The Conference, to be organised by Parliament, Council and Commission, was expected to start in May 2020 and run for two years, but has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In its 17 April resolution on the EUs response to the COVID-19 pandemic , the European Parliament stressed that the Conference needs to be convened as soon as possible [...] to bring about a profound reform of the Union.