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"The European constitutional process has not ended – on the contrary, it has only just begun" (Photo: Thomas Hug)

Enthusiasm and frustration in Europe

EU leaders are still licking their wounds after their attempt to woo the voters was spurned at the ballot-boxes in France and the Netherlands.

The only thing the heads of state and government will be able to do at their summit meeting in mid-June will be to agree on extending the ‘period of reflection' on the European constitutional process by another twelve months.

It will not be until after next year's elections in France and the Netherlands that the member states' leaders will ...

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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.

"The European constitutional process has not ended – on the contrary, it has only just begun" (Photo: Thomas Hug)

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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.

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