What happens, many are asking, if the French people reject the EU Constitution? Would the Treaty be scrapped? Could it be renegotiated? Would the other referendums be necessary? Could there be another French referendum some other time? Would a group of Member States go for "enhanced cooperation" and create an "inner core"?
These options were all mentioned some time or other by politicians and EU officials.
Only last week, in an interview with French Radio Europe 1 (18 May), Commi...
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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.