The Finnish Social Democratic Party (SDP) has announced that it is not in favour of a referendum on the European Constitution, which makes it very unlikely that the Nordic country will follow the ten other member states who have already decided to hold a referendum.
The SDP, however, is calling for a public debate on the Constitution, before the Finnish Parliament votes on it.
"There is no point in holding a referendum only as a sign of support for a chosen policy or to raise the...
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