Helping the churches to reflect on the process of European integration and to respond to questions linked with the enlargement of the European Union, the reform of the Union's institutions and future relationships between European countries inside and outside the Union.

Report on the Treaty of Lisbon - March 2008
After several years of institutional discussion, the Reform Treaty “Treaty of Lisbon” was, to all EU Member States’ satisfaction, approved at the Lisbon Summit on 19 October 2007 and signed on 13 December 2007. .

Report on the Treaty Reform - July 2007
The European Council held on 21-22 June 2007 managed to reach an agreement on the main questions which have divided the EU Member States throughout the debate on the treaty reform (constitutional debate)1. The hard work of the German EU Presidency paid off and it was able to hand over the Presidency to Portugal with a very detailed and precise mandate for the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC)...

Report on the Constitutional Debate - June 2007
At present the EU Member States and politicians remain divided between those who either wish to safeguard the current text or even expand it, those who would like to see the Treaty drastically reduced and those who declare it dead.

Report on the Constitutional Debate - March 2007
Background: In October 2004, the EU countries signed a Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (TCE)1. The text, which was to replace the existing treaties, was an outcome of a threeyear development. Its draft had been elaborated by the European Convention and amended during the Intergovernmental Conference....


Values - Religion - Identity: A project organised by the Church & Society Commission of the Conference of European Churches with partners. Brussels, December 2006 London, March 2007
Recent developments in the European Union have drawn increasing attention to the role of values in determining the Union’s policies and their link to people’s identities. On a number of occasions, the EU has been repeatedly introduced as a value project. Values linked to the EU construction and their connection with a broader understanding of the whole continent and its history are the subject of concerns and in-depth studies. Themes of values and identity are increasingly on the agenda of debates related to the future of Europe. Churches and religions are expected to play a prominent role in this discourse. The project Values – Religion – Identity is a contribution to this discussion...

Future of Europe
A contribution to the public debate launched by the European Institutions - May 2006

The Relationship of the EU to Turkey - 5 October 2004 - Public Statement
The relationship of the European Union to Turkey is an issue of immense importance for the Union

The Relation of the European Union and Turkey from the Viewpoint of the Christian Churches - June 2004

European Parliament Elections - March 2004

Discussion paper, Churches in the Process of European Integration - May 2001