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One of Mr Zapatero’s promises after coming to power was to put Spain at the forefront of EU integration (Photo: PSOE)

Madrid hosts French and German leaders

The leaders of Spain, France and Germany will convene in Madrid today, in the first meeting of its kind since José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero came to power in March this year.

The men are set to discuss the situation in Iraq, as well as the ratification of the European Constitutional Treaty.

Spain is likely to be the first member state to put the text to a popular vote with 27 February 2004 pencilled in as a possible date. The French president has promissed vote, while Germany may h...

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One of Mr Zapatero’s promises after coming to power was to put Spain at the forefront of EU integration (Photo: PSOE)

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