Changes to the French Constitution to allow the ratification of the European Constitution are set to be agreed by March or April, enabling a referendum on the issue before July.
According to French daily Le Figaro, the reforms will be placed before the assemblée nationale on 25 January and are expected to be finally cleared "in March or April".
This would pave the way for a referendum to take place in June. Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin is thought to favour a vo...
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