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EU: Lisbon Treaty

Volume 700: debated on Tuesday 22 April 2008

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Lord Dykes

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What proposals they intend to submit to the committee chaired by Felipe Gonzalez which is considering the future of Europe after the Lisbon treaty. [HL2959]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
(Lord Malloch-Brown)

There was clear consensus at the December 2007 European Council on the mandate for the Reflection Group, namely: strengthening and modernising the European model of economic success and social responsibility, enhancing the competitiveness of the EU, the rule of law, sustainable development as a fundamental objective of the EU, global stability, migration, energy and climate protection, and the fight against global insecurity, international crime and terrorism. The Government will work with the group to ensure that this mandate is fulfilled and that the Government's Global Europe agenda is reflected in its work.