The EU's most populous member state has started the process of ratifying the European Constitution.
According to the Bloomberg news agency, the upper house of the German parliament on Friday (18 February) began the process of ratifying the treaty.
"The Constitution is a historic step in the European integration process, a logical step after the expansion of the EU", Bloomberg quotes German foreign minister Joschka Fischer as saying.
"The government is aiming for swift rati...
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