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Key part of EU Constitution may be changed

Just as member states get down to the difficult task of persuading their citizens to vote for the Constitution, it has emerged that a central part of the document may be revised.

In a bid to ease French fears about Turkey membership of the EU and the voting power it would wield due to its size, the European Commission President told French daily Le Figaro on Wednesday that the rules may be changed.

"If it is necessary to change the rules [for Turkish membership] we will do so, but...

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