Matters of interest: Meeting J. Davies and G. Scully: preparations for communications strategy for IGC – dedicated website, discussion forum, define audience, extend from schools to universities, activities of Jean Monnet Centres, and address what people want to know about European Parliament (EP)
Note on Culture Centre of the EP – budget issues
Meeting with Inigo Méndez de Vigo, MEP for press conference – need for positive message to specify real meaning of added value of Charter, need to boost morale of Roman Herzog,former President of Germany
Press conference on members’ statute
Internal administrative meetings
Hans-Gert Pöttering, Leader of European People's Party (EPP) Press Conference: on art. 191 on [TFEU] and other matters in advance of the European Council of Feira 19-20 June 2000
19-20/6/2000: European Council, Feira: achievements since 1999 EP elections – co-decision, EP/Commission relations, institutional reforms. Concerns: lack of ambition on IGC, Charter, to make EU more understandable for citizens
French Briefing on Council
Meeting with Richard [Sinnott] : increase in EP’s powers and decrease in turnout
Meeting with Enrique Barόn Crespo, former President of the EP and Richard Sinnott: influence Eurobarometer
Visit by EP President Nicole Fontaine to the UK: Charter, transparency, priority of Citizens, Euro

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