French President Jacuqes Chirac is holding out against a referendum on the EU Constitution despite a major U-turn by his UK counterpart Tony Blair on the issue.
Alain Juppé, Mr Chirac's closest political advisor, said "When it comes to choosing [between putting it through parliament and putting it to a public poll] we would like to take a concerted approach with our partners and in particular with Germany".
He...
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