News of the week
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April 23 of April 27 - 2005 |
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Presidency
Jean-Claude Juncker, exercising the presidency of
the European Union until the end of the semester,
reiterated the responsibility of the French referendum
for the integration process. He accentuated his thesis
that a French “no” would severely harm the process for
20 years.
Austria
The government has submitted the ratification bill
to the parliament (Nationalrat). The final vote is
expected for the end of May.
France
Following an opinion poll from April 20th, conducted
on behalf of the institute CSA, the percentage of people
voting “no” has known a slight decline of 4 points. At
the moment, 52% of the French population would vote
against the Constitution.
Parliament
/ Czech Republic
Speaking to journalists on April 20th, Prominent
MEPs have rebuffed the Czech President's strong stance
against the EU Constitution.
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