Finnish presidency to accept changes in constitution text

Finnish prime minister Matti Vanhanen has called upon states that have ratified the EU constitution to accept possible changes to the text.

Five months before Finland will take over the EU presidency on 1 July this year, Mr Vanhanen said in an interview with EUobserver "I don't hope that countries which have already ratified the treaty will say: we cannot touch a word anymore."

"We have to be realistic and show flexibility in this question. Flexibility is needed by everyone," he ...