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The purpose of the Convention on the Future of the European Union was to propose a new framework and structures for the EU, paving the way for a serious reform of the European Union. The proceedings of the Convention comprised three phases: a listening phase in order to identify the expectations and needs of the Member States, their Governments and Parliaments, and those of the European society; a deliberating phase to compare the various opinions put forward and assessment of their implications and consequences; and finally, a proposing phase with a synthesis and a draft of proposals for the Intergovernmental Conference in 2004.
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Warasin, M. (2007). Minority Protection and Lesser-Used Language Promotion: The Convention on the Future of the European Union. In: Craith, M.N. (eds) Language, Power and Identity Politics. Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230592841_5
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