The Polish lower house voted to put off a decision on whether to ratify the EU constitution by referendum or parliament on Tuesday (5 July), booting the charter off the agenda until after the September general elections at the earliest.
One hundred and eighty nine members opted to freeze the ratification process against 180 in a narrow vote, with the winning camp mostly made up of rightist parties such as Civic Platform (PO) and Law and Justice (PiS), while the losers came predominantly...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.