French rejection of the European Constitution in next month's referendum would mean that the European debate would have to be re-opened, EU justice commissioner Franco Frattini has said.
In an interview with Le Figaro, Mr Frattini said that a French No would be "much more serious" than a British No as it would result in the European integration process being stopped for 18 months or more.
According to the Commissioner, a refusal by France would make it impossible to continue to sp...
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