On a positive note, the rapporteur's viewpoint is that the reflection period on the Constitutional Treaty ratification process decided by the Brussels European Council of 16–17 June 2005 presents an excellent occasion to further identify and examine any existing shortcomings in the CFSP/ESDP fields and proposes that these shortcomings be appropriately addressed, firstly by making the most of the existing treaties, and secondly, when the time comes, according to the new constitutional provisions.
On a positive note, the rapporteur's viewpoint is that the reflection period on the Constitutional Treaty ratification process decided by the Brussels European Council of 16–17 June 2005 presents an excellent occasion to further identify and examine any existing shortcomings in the CFSP/ESDP fields and proposes that these shortcomings be appropriately addressed, firstly by making the most of the existing treaties, and secondly, when the time comes, according to the new constitutional provisions.