British prime minister Tony Blair said the EU needs to revive talks about the constitution to establish more effective rules of governance, in a major speech on Europe at Oxford University on Thursday (2 February).
"I accept we will need to return to the issues around the European constitution. A European Union of 25 cannot function properly with today's rules of governance," said Mr Blair.
"Having spent six months as EU president, I am a good witness to that," he added.
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