Under the original Constitution, Parliament would see its competence as a budgetary authority extended and the co-decision legislative procedure (under which the EP and Council of ministers share power) covering more areas.
Diena pirms samita sākās ar 45 minūšu ilgu tikšanos ar Polijas prezidentu Lech Kaczynski , lai apmainītos domām par Eiropas konstitucionālā līguma projektu — delikātu jautājumu.