EU leaders have committed themselves to reaching a deal on the Constitution within the first half of this year.
Announcing the decision, Irish prime minister and current head of the EU Bertie Ahern said that member states had agreed the Constitution should be finalised by the summit on 17-18 June.
"I asked colleagues to commit themselves to a timetable", said Mr Ahern adding "we all want to see a constitution in place as soon as we can.".
"I am delighted negotiations can get...
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