Chirac to wrestle with his European demons

In a keynote speech today, French President Jacques Chirac will set out his case for Europe to the French people and deal with the burning issues of the day - whether to allow Turkey into the EU and whether to hold a referendum on the Constitution.

He will also conduct his first general press conference for six years to answer questions from journalists on these awkward topics, although no major policy announcement is expected.

Holding out

On the question of a ref...