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Dutch expect to crack Constitution

Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot sees little chance of wrapping up negotiations over the Constitution under the Irish Presidency and is preparing to tackle the thorny issue when the Netherlands take over the EU chair in July.

According to Le Figaro, Mr Bot said yesterday in Paris that there was "a margin of two or three weeks" between the Spring European summit in March (where the Irish will present a progress re...

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