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Constitution attacked by former presidium member

A former member of the small influential team, which drew up the European Constitution, has strongly criticised the way decisions were made during the 16 months of work on the text.

Gisela Stuart, a UK labour MP and member of the 13-strong team around the Constitution's architect Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, has vented her anger in the UK’s Sunday Times.

"There was little time for informed discussion, and even less scope for changes. Large parts of the text passed through without de...

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Strong words from Gisela Stuart - former Convention member (Photo: EU Commission)

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