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Franco Frattini - there should "either be a good Constitution or no Constitution at all" (Photo: European Commission)

Constitution success hangs on vote weighting issue

Spain and Poland are coming under increasing pressure to capitulate on the sensitive issue of vote weighting after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels yesterday (8 December).

Italy, France and Germany all kept with their pledge to stick with the proposals contained in the draft Constitution.

This double majority system, strongly opposed since the outset of intergovernmental talks by both Spain and Poland, suggests that for a decision to be taken at least half of member s...

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Franco Frattini - there should "either be a good Constitution or no Constitution at all" (Photo: European Commission)

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