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The constitutional treaty is set to be handed over at a special summit in Brussels on June 30. (Photo: European Commission)

Convention unveils opt-out clause for EU states

The Convention on the Future of Europe today has revealed the long-awaited ratification and withdrawal from the Union articles - laying out the future nature of the European Union.

On retiring from the Union, article 46 suggests that member states should decide by qualified majority how the new relationship with the Union should be defined.

This means that the remaining states decide on the nature and withdrawal from the Union - for example what sort of trade relationship could be...

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The constitutional treaty is set to be handed over at a special summit in Brussels on June 30. (Photo: European Commission)

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