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Europe's new constitution will last for at least fifty years, reckons Convention chairman, Valery Giscard d'Estaing. (Photo: EUobserver)

Giscard to present draft treaty by end of October

The chairman of the European Convention, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing is ready to present a 10-page draft for a European Constitutional treaty in the next Convention meeting, 28 October.

The draft is expected to follow the sketch set up in an earlier paper, which was leaked in June to the EUobserver.com. The big task for Mr Giscard d’Estaing will be to bridge the views of European federalists with inter-governmentalists.

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

Europe's new constitution will last for at least fifty years, reckons Convention chairman, Valery Giscard d'Estaing. (Photo: EUobserver)

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

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