In 2005, the Council attracted some controversy when Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and Simone Veil campaigned for the proposed European Constitution, which was submitted to the French voters in a referendum.
在2005年，委员会招致一些有限的争议，当时瓦勒里·季斯卡·德斯坦和西蒙·维尔参加有关被提议并被提交给法国选民进行公民投票的欧洲宪法活动。