There will be no referendum in Sweden on the new EU Constitution, it emerged on Wednesday (8 December).
Leaders of the four right-wing opposition parties in the Swedish Parliament agreed at a meeting with Social Democrat Prime Minister Göran Persson that ratifying the Constitution via the parliament would be enough.
Together these five parties hold a solid majority in the parliament and they plan to pass the Constitution by a vote well ahead of the next Swedish elections - due in ...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.