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.
A Comisión e o Parlamento Europeo mostraron a súa decepción polo feito de que a Conferencia Intergobernamental de Niza non adoptou moitas das súas propostas no que respecta á reforma da estrutura institucional ou a introdución de novos poderes, como o nomeamento do Fiscal Europeo.