The Irish prime minister has suggested the EU constitution could be altered in order to win the approval of French and Dutch voters who rejected the text last year in referendums, harking back to a similar situation Dublin went through concerning the Nice Treaty.
Speaking to the European Parliament on the future of Europe on Wednesday (29 November), Bertie Ahern said that the "substance and balance" of the EU constitution should remain the same when EU leaders begin in earnest next year...
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