In this interview, Jean François-Poncet, former French Foreign Minister and current Vice-President of the French Senate Delegation for European Union, welcomes the outcome of the work of the Convention on the future of Europe which, from 2002 to 2003, was given the task of proposing a reform of the EU institutions.
In this interview, Jean François-Poncet, former French Foreign Minister and current Vice-President of the French Senate Delegation for the European Union, gives his views on the appropriateness of the referendum held in France in May 2005 for the ratification of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe.
In this interview, Jean François-Poncet, former French Foreign Minister and current Vice-President of the French Senate Delegation for European Union, describes the main elements modified in December 2007 by the Treaty of Lisbon and identifies the institutional reforms which, in his view, still need to take place.
In this interview, Jean François-Poncet, former French Foreign Minister and current Vice-President of the French Senate Delegation for the European Union, examines the development of the role of the national parliaments in the European integration process from the angle of the Treaty of Lisbon.
In this interview, Jean François-Poncet, former French Foreign Minister and current Vice-President of the French Senate Delegation for the European Union, suggests some possible solutions which might enable the EU to move forward from the political crisis that it is facing following the negative result of the referendum held in Ireland on 12 June 2008 on the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon.
In this interview, Jean François-Poncet, former French Foreign Minister and current Vice-President of the French Senate Delegation for the European Union, gives his views on the methods for informing and raising awareness among the general public with regard to European issues.
In this interview, Jean François-Poncet, former French Foreign Minister and current Vice-President of the French Senate Delegation for European Union, describes the prospects for the development of the European Union’s influence on the international political stage.
In this interview, Jean François-Poncet, former French Foreign Minister and current Vice-President of the French Senate Delegation for the European Union, offers some explanations for the slow loss of influence of French Members of the European Parliament.