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Encyclopedia > Signatories to the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe

The project of Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe was signed in Rome on 29 October 2004 by 53 senior political figures from the 25 member states of the European Union. In most cases heads of state designated plenipotentiaries to sign the treaty, but some presidents also signed on behalf of states which were republics. Most designated plenipotentiaries were prime ministers and foreign ministers. The constitutional treaty as signed in Rome on 29 October 2004 The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (TCE), commonly referred to as the European Constitution, is an international treaty intended to create a constitution for the European Union. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,553,873 almost 4,300,000 1. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 63 days remaining. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into European Union. ... Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State in many Commonwealth countries including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand, the Bahamas and many more, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ... The term plenipotentiary (from the Latin, plenus + potens, full + power) refers to, as a noun, a person who has, or as an adjective that confers, full powers. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... In a broad definition, a republic is a state whose political organization rests on the principle that the citizens or electorate constitute the ultimate root of legitimacy and sovereignty. ... Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the governmental foreign policy of a sovereign nation. ...


List of signatories

The Leopoldine Wing of Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna: home to the offices of the Federal President. ... Heinz Fischer (born 9 October 1938) is the federal president of Austria. ... Wolfgang Schüssel Wolfgang Schüssel (born on June 7, 1945 in Vienna, Austria) is a Christian Democratic Austrian politician. ... The Federal Chancellor of Austria (Bundeskanzler) is the head of government in Austria. ... Ursula Plassnik Ursula Plassnik (born May 23, 1956 in Klagenfurt) is an Austrian diplomat and politician. ... The royal palace in Brussels Successive Belgian kings are 1831-1865: Leopold I 1865-1909: Leopold II 1909-1934: Albert I 1934-1951: Leopold III 1944-1950: Charles, reigned as Prince Regent 1951-1993: Baudouin I Since 1993: Albert II None of these were King of Belgium: their title is... Albert II, King of the Belgians (Albert Félix Humbert Théodore Chrétien Eugène Marie de Belgique), (born June 6, 1934), is a European constitutional monarch and the current King of the Belgians. ... Guy Verhofstadt Guy Verhofstadt  Pronunciation (born April 11, 1953) is the current Prime Minister of Belgium. ... This is a list of Prime Ministers of Belgium, known regionally as: Premier Ministre in French, Eerste Minister in Dutch, and Premierminister in German. ... Karel De Gucht (27 January 1954, Overmere) is a former chairman of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD), a Belgian political party. ... Tassos Nikolaou Papadopoulos (Τάσσος Παπαδόπουλος in Greek) born January 7, 1934) is the president of The Republic of Cyprus since 2003. ... The President of Cyprus is the countrys head of state. ... Flag of the President of the Czech Republic This is a list of presidents of the Czech Republic. ... Václav Klaus (born 19 June 1941) is the second President of the Czech Republic and a former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic. ... Stanislav Gross Stanislav Gross (born October 30, 1969 in Prague) is Czech politician, member of Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) . He served as minister of the interior (2000 - 2004) and as prime minister of the Czech Republic (2004 - 2005). ... This is a list of Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic, including the period when the republics territory was part of federative Czechoslovakia. ... Cyril Svoboda Cyril Svoboda (born November 25, 1956 in Prague) is a Czech politician. ... This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the Kings and ruling Queen of Denmark, including Regents of the Kalmar Union. ... Queen Margrethe II (Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid) (born 16 April 1940) is the Queen regnant and head of state of Denmark and is styled HM The Queen. ... Anders Fogh Rasmussen , also: (born January 26, 1953) is the current Prime Minister of Denmark. ... This is a list over the heads of government in Denmark, from the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in 1849 until present. ... Per Stig Møller Per Stig Møller (born August 27, 1942 in Frederiksberg) is the current Foreign Minister, as of 2005. ... The President of Estonia is the head of state of the Republic of Estonia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Juhan Parts (born 27 August 1966) is a former Prime Minister of Estonia, and Chairman of the Res Publica party. ... The Prime Minister of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Vabariigi Peaminister) is the head of government of the Republic of Estonia. ... Kristiina Ojuland (born 17 December 1966 in Kohtla-Järve) was the foreign minister of Estonia from 2002 through 2004. ... The President of Finland (Suomen Tasavallan Presidentti; Republiken Finlands President) is the Head of State of Finland. ... Tarja Kaarina Halonen (born December 24, 1943) is President of Finland. ... Matti Vanhanen Photo: Magnus Fröderberg/norden. ... The Prime Minister (Finnish Pääministeri, Swedish: Statsminister) is the head of government in Finland. ... Erkki Tuomioja (born 1 July 1946) is the foreign affairs minister of Finland (since 2000). ... H.E. (help· info), (born November 29, 1932 in Paris) is a French politician who is currently President of the French Republic. ... The President of France, known officially as the President of the Republic (Président de la République in French), is Frances elected Head of State. ... Jean-Pierre Raffarin Jean-Pierre Raffarin   listen? (born August 3, 1948) is a French conservative politician. ... The Prime Minister of France (Premier ministre de la France) is the functional head of the Cabinet of France. ... Michael Barnier with Lionel Jospin (at left) on July 25, 2000 (service photographique du Premier Ministre) Michel Barnier (born January 9, 1951) is a conservative French politician, since 31 March 2004 the Foreign Minister of France in the government of Jean-Pierre Raffarin. ... In 1589, the four French Secretaries of State became specialized, with one of the secretaries responsible for foreign affairs. ... The President of Germany (German: Bundespräsident, formerly Reichspräsident) is Germanys head of state. ... Horst Köhler ( â–¶(?), born 22 February 1943) is the current President of Germany. ... Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder [] (born April 7, 1944), German politician, was Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. ... The German head of government has been known as the Chancellor (German: Kanzler) ever since the creation of the post. ... Joschka Fischer Joseph Martin Joschka Fischer (born April 12, 1948) was German foreign minister and Vice Chancellor in the government of Gerhard Schröder from 1998 to 2005. ... The Minister of Foreign Affairs is the member of the Cabinet of Germany in charge of the Foreign Office. ... The Deputy Chancellor or Vice-Chancellor (Vizekanzler) in Germany is often the Minister of Foreign Affairs. ... The flag of the President of Greece This is a list of presidents of Greece. ... Kostantinos Stefanopoulos Konstantinos Stephanopoulos was born in Patras on 15 August 1926. ... Kostas Karamanlis, the prime minister of Greece Konstantínos Alexandrou Karamanlís (Κωνσταντίνος Αλεξάνδρου Καραμανλής, in Greek; generally known as Kóstas Karamanlís, born September 14, 1956) became Prime Minister of Greece on March 10, 2004 following his partys victory in the March 7 parliamentary elections. ... Note on Greek names: There is no firm convention for the rendering of Greek personal names into English. ... Petros Molyviatis (in Greek: Πέτρος Γ. Μολυβιάτης) (born 1928 in Chios is the Greek Foreign Minister since March 2004 after the victory of the Nea Dimokratia (New Democracy) party in the parliamentary elections of March 7, 2004. ... This is a list of all rulers of Hungary since Árpád. ... President Ferenc Mádl Ferenc Mádl (born January 29, 1931 in the village of Bánd in Veszprém County) was the President of Hungary, between August 4, 2000 and August 5, 2005. ... Ferenc Gyurcsány (pronounced ), born in June 4, 1961 is the Prime Minister of Hungary. ... This is a list of Prime Ministers of Hungary: Prime Ministers of Hungary, 1848-1849 Count Lajos Batthyány: 17 March - 2 October 1848 Baron Ádám Récsey: 3 October - 26 November 1848 Lajos Kossuth: 26 November 1848 - 11 August 1849 Bertalan Szemere: 11 August - 13 August 1849 Prime Ministers of Hungary... László Kovács László Kovács (pronounced ) (born 3 July 1939) is a Hungarian politician and diplomat, currently serving as European Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union. ... The President of Ireland (Irish: Uachtarán na hÉireann) is the head of state of the Republic of Ireland. ... Mary Patricia McAleese (Irish name Máire Pádraigín Mhic Ghiolla Íosa; born 27 June 1951) is the eighth, and current, President of Ireland. ... Patrick Bartholemew Ahern (Irish name: Pádraig Parthalán Ó hEachthairn) (born 12 September 1951), commonly called Bertie Ahern, is an Irish politician. ... The Taoiseach (plural: Taoisigh) or, more formally, An Taoiseach, is the head of government of the Republic of Ireland and the leader of the Irish cabinet. ... Dermot Ahern (born February 2, 1955) is a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician who currently serves as the Minister for Foreign Affairs. ... 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Beatrix of the Netherlands (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard van Oranje-Nassau) (born January 31, 1938), Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld, styled HM The Queen is the Queen of The Netherlands, having acceded to the throne in 1980. ... Dr. Jan Peter Balkenende (help· info) (* May 7, 1956) has served as Prime Minister of The Netherlands since July 22, 2002. ... The Prime Minister of the Netherlands (Minister-President in Dutch) is the chairman of the council of ministers and active executive authority of the Dutch government. ... Dr. Bernard Bot November 21, 1937 is the current Minister of Foreign affairs of The Netherlands. ... Following are the successive heads of state of Poland. ... Office President of Poland Term of office from December 23, 1995 until December 23, 2005 Profession Journalist Political party SLD Spouse Jolanta KwaÅ›niewska Date of birth November 15, 1954 Place of birth BiaÅ‚ogard, Poland Date of death {{{death_date}}} Place of death {{{death_in}}} Aleksander KwaÅ›niewski (pronounced: â–¶(?)) (born November... Marek Belka Marek Belka (b. ... This is a list of Prime Ministers of Poland. ... WÅ‚odzimierz Cimoszewicz (born September 13, 1950 in Warsaw, Poland) is a renowned Polish politician, the Prime Minister of Poland from 1996 to autumn 1997, the Foreign Minister of Poland in the governments of Leszek Miller (2001-2004) and Marek Belka (2004-2005) , and speaker of the Sejm (lower chamber... See also President of Portugal Categories: | | | ... Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio (   listen?) is the current Portuguese President of the Republic, elected for a second term in January 14, 2001. ... Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes (pron. ... 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Candidate countries

Representatives of three candidate countries also signed the Final Act of the treaty as observers. The European Union (EU) was originally created by the six founding states in 1952, but has grown to its current size of 25 member states. ...

Croatian representatives attended the ceremony but did not sign. Simeon Sakskoburggotski as Prime Minister of Bulgaria Simeon Borisov Sakskoburggotski (Симеон Сакскобурготски), formerly Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria, (born June 16, 1937) was the last Tsar of Bulgaria from 1943 to 1946, and is the current Prime Minister of Bulgaria. ... Prime Ministers, 1879-1946 Todor Stoyanov Burmov 17 July 1879 - 6 December 1879 Archbishop Kliment Turnovski 6 December 1879 - 5 April 1880 Dragan Kiriakov Tsankov 5 April - 10 December 1880 Petko Karavelov 10 December 1880 - 9 May 1881 Johann Casimir Ernrot 9 May - 13 July 1881 Prince Alexander 13 July... Solomon Passy (Bulgarian: Соломон Паси) (born December 22, 1956) is a Bulgarian politician, founder of the Atlantic Club in Bulgaria. ... Ion Iliescu (born March 3, 1930) is a Romanian politician. ... This is a list of Presidents of Romania: Note: The official function of President of Romania did not exist until March 1974. ... Mircea Geoană Mircea Dan Geoană (born July 14, 1958 in Bucharest) is a Romanian politican. ... Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan (born February 26, 1954), became Prime Minister of Turkey on March 14, 2003. ... This is a chronological list of every government formed by the Prime Ministers of the Republic of Turkey. ... Abdullah Gül (José Cruz/ABr, 2006) Abdullah Gül with US National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice during his visit at the White House in July 2003 Abdullah Gül (born 29 October 1950) is a Turkish politician. ...


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