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Weimar heads push for French yes

German, French and Polish leaders used Thursday's (19 May) Weimar Triangle summit in Nancy to plug the EU constitution.

French President Jacques Chirac said the constitution is aimed at cementing European security, freedoms and democracy, according to the Polish news agency PAP, while Polish head Alexander Kwasniewski indicated that a French yes would send the right signal to Poland, which might hold its own referendum this autumn.

And German chancellor Gerhard Schröder said it is...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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