Convention Vice-President: 'Four or five difficult years ahead' for EU

In an interview with French daily Le Monde, one of the Convention's Vice-Presidents, Jean-Luc Dehaene has warned, "after the moment of joy on 1 May 2004, when the new Member States enter the EU, we will have four or five difficult years".

Mr Dehaene also hinted at a two-speed EU if this weekend's negotiations fail.

He said, "if there is disagreement, we will have to take the initiative fairly quickly. The situation might...