Brussels, 17/01/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Executive Committee of the "Church and Society" Commission of the Conference of European Churches, meeting in Brussels under the direction of Keith Jenkins, the Commission's Director, regarded the reforms enshrined in the Treaty of Nice as inadequate to ensure a successful enlargement of the EU. "If there was agreement about the goals and purpose of the Union, perhaps the Nice Summit would have been more productive. It would be a tragedy if the values of peace and reconciliation which were at the origin of this project did not continue to play an essential role in the new situation in Europe and help to prevent the building of new barriers in Europe", said Keith Jenkins. Under these conditions, the "Church and Society" Commission stresses the importance of a "deeper and wider debate about the future of the Union" decided in Nice.