MEPs want pledge on Constitution

A group of MEPs from across the political spectrum have called for the EU Constitution to be adopted by the European Parliament if member states fail to reach an agreement on the text.

The declaration initiated by MEPs from four of the biggest groups in the parliament proposes that "if the governments have not reached agreement on a draft before 1 May 2004 – as they have been asked – then the draft Constitutional treaty, [...] should be symbolically put to the vote and adopted by Parlia...