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The draft EU charter: attempts to revive it could sow division in Europe (Photo: Wikipedia)

Restricted pro-EU constitution meeting under fire

The Liberals in the European Parliament have strongly rejected a plan by Spain and Luxembourg to hold a restricted "friends of the EU constitution" meeting, saying the move carries the "serious risk" of dividing the union.

The criticism comes after last week's invitation by Spain and Luxembourg to the Europe ministers of only those 18 EU countries which have ratified the constitution to a private meeting in Madrid on 26 January.

Spain and Luxembourg deliberately excluded France ...

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The draft EU charter: attempts to revive it could sow division in Europe (Photo: Wikipedia)

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