European Constitution Referenda

LISBETH KIRK

04.11.2003 @ 17:08 CET

One of the burning questions on the EU's agenda is the upcoming referenda on the European Constitution.

So far, ten of the 25 member states have declared their intention to consult their citizens on the matter.

Click here to see the exact situation concerning Constitution referendum in each of the member states.

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HOLDING A REFERENDUM - 10 countries

• Spain - 20 February 2005
• France - 29 May 2005
• Netherlands - 1 June 2005
• Luxembourg - 10 July 2005
• Denmark - 27 September 2005
• Czech Republic
• Ireland
• Poland
• Portugal
• United Kingdom

NOT HOLDING A REFERENDUM - five countries

• Belgium
• Estonia
• Germany
• Malta
• Sweden

UNDECIDED, seven countries

• Austria
• Cyprus
• Finland
• Greece
• Italy
• Latvia
• Slovakia

CONSTITUTION RATIFIED WITHOUT REFERENDUM, three countries

• Lithuania - 11 November 2004
• Hungary - 20 December 2004
• Slovenia - 1 February 2005

Reader-friendly edition of the EU Constitution

Updated with the final changes agreed by the IGC in Brussels on 18 June 2004

Updated 14 March 2005