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Finland heads for an action-packed six-months at the EU's helm (Photo: Finnish Presidency)

Finland seeks better climate for revised EU constitution

by Lucia Kubusova, HELSINKI, June 30, 2006, 11:47:09 AM
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The Finnish government has said an improved overall "political climate" is necessary to give a slightly re-drafted EU constitution a chance, as Helsinki takes over the EU's helm on Saturday (1 July).

Just hours before the launch of the six-month presidency, Finnish prime minister Matti Vanhanen told journalists in Helsinki on Friday that it is crucial to wait for next year's elections in France and the Netherlands before a real solution to the EU's institutional limbo can be found.

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