The Nice declaration indicated that the purpose of the debate was to bring the EU closer to its citizens. In addition, the prospect of an enlarging Europe raised questions about how the institutions needed to be redesigned to allow it operate, efficiently and democratically with a greatly increased membership of 27 or more states. Based on the Nice declaration, there was a further declaration in Laeken under the Belgian Presidency in December 2001. At Laeken, the European Union set up the structure and laid down the agenda for the Convention to consider the key issues arising for the future of the Union and to identify possible responses. The Convention was set four tasks: the division of powers between member states and the Union; the simplification of the legal and other instruments used by the Union; increased democracy, transparency and efficiency in the Union; and working towards a constitution for the Union and its citizens.