Documents concerning the drawing up of the Convention on the Future of Europe, including: cutting from Financial Times re proposals for a stronger executive in Brussels; Commission communication "Un projet pour l’Union Européenne" COM(2002) 247; notes d’information for President [Valéry Giscard d’Estaing]; study: "Où va l’Europe?: Contribution au débat sur l’identité, les finalités et les compétences de l’Union" by Jean-Louis Bourlanges, Jean François-Poncet, Eneko Lanadaburu, Chrisitian Stoffäes and Françoise de la Serre ; Commission working documents on the European Convention; contributions made by Commissioners, including Margot Wallstrom, Neil Kinnock, António Vitorino, Chris Patten, [Günter] Verheugen, Pedro Solbes, Loyola de Palacio, Mario Monti, [Franz] Fischler, Erkki Liikanen, Fritz Bolkestein, Philippe Busquin, Poul Nielson, Pascal Lamy, David Byrne, Michel Barnier, Viviane Reding, Michaele Schreyer, [Anna] Diamantopoulou; draft brief on the Future of Europe prepared by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (CONFIDENTIAL - removed until further notice); speech made by [Jack Straw, Foreign Secretary] in the Hague "Reforming Europe: New Era, New Questions" 21 Feb 2002; draft decision of the Representatives of the Governments of Member State to establish a fund for financing the European Convention and setting its financial regulations; draft interinstitutional agreements re contributions to the financing of the European Convention; note from Lowe to [Jean-Claude] Piris on the methods of financing the Convention.

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