Ahern and Aznar to discuss EU Constitution

Irish Prime Minister and current head of the EU Bertie Ahern will meet his Spanish counterpart in Madrid today to see if Spain is prepared to compromise on its hard-line position on the EU Constitution.

"My visit to Madrid today is an important one in the context of my ongoing consultations with EU leaders on the Intergovernmental Conference. I will be very interested to hear Prime Minister [José Maria] Aznar's assessment", said Mr Ahern ahead of the visit.

Spain, along with Polan...