In an interview with French daily Le Monde, one of the Convention's Vice-Presidents, Jean-Luc Dehaene has warned, "after the moment of joy on 1 May 2004, when the new Member States enter the EU, we will have four or five difficult years".
Mr Dehaene also hinted at a two-speed EU if this weekend's negotiations fail.
He said, "if there is disagreement, we will have to take the initiative fairly quickly. The situation might...
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