Brussels, 07/12/2000 (Agence Europe) - The Congress on the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CESI), which was held in Brussels on Tuesday, urges the Heads of State and Government meeting in Nice to promote EU enlargement and the reform of the institutions, to strengthen European social policy (extension of qualified majority voting, strengthening the social dialogue), to promote European employment policy (through the involvement of all the social, economic and State players), and to create a Europe of transparency (incorporation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the treaties). On institutional reform in particular, CESI calls for: 1) the principle of qualified majority decisions within the Council to be extended to as many fields as is possible; 2) the number of members of the Commission to be limited; 3) the principle of EP co-decision to be extended to all fields where the Council takes a decision through a qualified majority. In addition, applicant countries for accession must be offered a concrete timetable for accession so that their will to reform does not weaken.