The Commission and the European Parliament were disappointed that the Nice Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) did not adopt many of their proposals for reform of the institutional structure or introduction of new Community powers, such as the appointment of a European Public Prosecutor.
Kommissionen och Europaparlamentet var missnöjda med att regeringskonferensen i Nice inte hade antagit särskilt många av deras förslag till institutionella reformer eller introducerandet av nya gemenskapsbefogenheter, såsom att utse en europeisk åklagare.