Editing Intergovernmental Conference (section)

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In the [[politics of the European Union]], an '''Intergovernmental Conference''' ('''IGC''') is the formal procedure for negotiating amendments to the EU's founding treaties.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Intergovernmental conferences |url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/documents-publications/intergovernmental-conferences/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=www.consilium.europa.eu |language=en}}</ref> Under the treaties, an IGC is called into being by the [[European Council]], and is composed of representatives of the member states, with the [[European Commission|Commission]], and to a lesser degree the [[European Parliament|Parliament]] also participating.

An IGC will conclude with a meeting of the European Council, at which any political issues requiring resolution at the level of Heads of State or Government will be resolved, and final political agreement will be reached.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Government and Politics of the European Union |last=Nungent |first=Neil |publisher=[[Palgrave Macmillan]] |year=2017 |isbn=9781137454089 |edition=8th |pages=121|editor-last=Paterson |editor-first=William E.}}</ref> A final treaty text in each of the community languages will then be prepared by the legal and linguistic experts of the member states, before being presented to the member states for signature and ratification.