While EU leaders were getting down to the tricky business of negotiating a European Constitution on Friday (12 December), pressure to consult Europe's citizens on the result was visible outside on the street.
Just below the windows of the Council where governments were debating, activists from the European Referendum Campaign (ERC) had put up a 7m high inflatable display symbolising the EU-Constitution with an arrow demanding "only by fair referenda" pointing to it.
In nearby Plac...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.