On 13 April 2000, in a vote of 238 to 147, with 73 abstentions, the European Parliament adopted the resolution by Giorgios Dimitrakopoulos (Nea Demokratie) and Jo Leinen (SPD) on its proposals for the Intergovernmental Conference on institutional reform of the EU, now in progress. Despite the tabling of more than 220 amendments, the EP endorsed in large measure the recommendations of the two rapporteurs, with the exception of a few very controversial points, such as the number of European...