Luxembourg announces Constitution referendum date

Luxembourg will hold a referendum on the European Constitution on 10 July, 2005, it emerged on Wednesday (10 November).

The Luxembourgish government announced the date after a meeting with Parliament heads in Luxembourg, according to a news release.

Luxembourg is the third country to announce a definite date, after Spain (20 February 2005) and Portugal (10 April 2005).

The Netherlands is expected to hold a vote early next year and speculation is rife that France may also pl...