Schröder: Constitution even without ratification

The EU needs to find a way of introducing the Constitution even if it is not ratified by all member states, said German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder over the weekend.

In an interview with Focus magazine, Mr Schröder said, "we ought to find an arrangement by which the Constitution can still come into force if the process of ratification in a country has not yet been brought to a conclusion".

The German Chancell...