The prospect of a core group of member states integrating at a faster pace than the rest was once again mooted after the collapse of talks on the EU Constitution today (13 December).
French President Jacques Chirac was the most outspoken about this possibility.
Speaking to journalists, he reminded them that he had already proposed to German parliamentarians in June 2000 that "pioneering groups" dedicated to a particular ar...
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