The Irish EU Presidency has unveiled new proposals in a bid to unblock the last sticking points on the Constitution for possible agreement later today at the EU summit in Brussels.
In a change from yesterday, it is proposed that the European Commission be reduced to two thirds of the number of member states from 2014 - this means that as the Union enlarges so will the Commission.
With 27 member states, as is foreseen from 2009, the C...
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