Italy became the first major EU country to ratify the European Constitution following a parliamentary vote on Wednesday.
A vote by the upper house saw 217 vote in favour and 16 against the new EU charter - the lower house had voted in favour in January.
The European Commission welcomed the news saying it was "pleased about this ratification" and noted that Italy is the first of the six founding members of the EU to ratify.
This brings the number of countries that have ratifi...
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