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Europaudvalget 2003-04
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Medlemmerne af Folketingets Europaudvalg

og deres stedfortrædere

Bilag

Journalnummer

400.C.2-0

Kontor

EUK

13. januar 2004

Til underretning for Folketingets Europaudvalg vedlægges brev fra den irske

udenrigsminister vedrørende regeringskonferencen.

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8 January 2004

Dear

The European Council at its meeting last month requested the Irish Presidency

to make an assessment, on the basis of consultations, of the prospects for

progress in the Intergovernmental Conference and to report to it in March.

In pursuit of this mandate, the Taoiseach and I plan to engage in consultation

with partners. Initial bilateral contacts are already under way. We look forward

to seeing colleagues over the coming period, in Dublin or elsewhere. It is

important that we benefit from the fullest possible range of views.

In addition to bilateral contact, I would like to have an initial informal

discussion with colleagues over lunch at the GAERC on 26 January.

My officials likewise are, of course, always available for consultation with their

counterparts.

There remain some outstanding technical legal issues connected with the

completion of a draft text, and it will shortly be confirmed to your experts how

we plan to take this forward.

I want to assure you that the Presidency will make every determined effort to

advance the work of the IGC as rapidly as possible.

Yours sincerely

Brian Cowen TD

Minister for Foreign Affair