Abstract:
The group of the four most powerful European countries hopes to agree on the final from of EU-convention by the end of 2003. The problem are several details, especially new voting system and the role of EU presidency. The most states are also afraid of loosing their national character and possibility to built independent legal acts. The convention means for them strong unification and removing decissions from member countries to the centrallevel in Brussels. If the draft is accepted at the summit in Brussels, the process of referendums in 25 counries will follow. The biggest obstacle is that the majority of citizens is not involved in this process and they do not receive enough information and support from their political representatives. For this reasons the possible referendums may delay the term after which the new convention will be valid, accepted and real.
