Posted on 12/23/2004 4:52:04 PM PST by SunkenCiv
There were eight abstentions and 64 members of the parliament were absent at the time of the vote, according to the BBC. However, the two-thirds majority needed to ratify the Constitution was easily achieved and Budapest becomes the second EU state after Lithuania to ratify the text. The Constitution needs to be ratified by all 25 member states to come into force. If all countries pass the Constitution, it will come into force on 1 November, 2006. Latvia is expected to be next to ratify the Treaty in January. At least nine countries are planning to hold a referendum on the issue, beginning with Spain on 20 February.
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Fourth Reich alert!!!!
I wonder, is there a "Fourth Reich" ping list? Or for that matter, any kind of EU ping list?
Lithuania quick to ratify EU charter (groan alert)
Reuters, AP ^ | 11-12-04
Posted on 11/25/2004 7:32:23 PM PST by inquest
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France, huh? I'd love to see it fail there. What a blow that would be to the pinkos.
France will want more than its share, so I'm pretty sure that the first attempt will fail. Without France or Germany (or both) the EU would be a pointless experiment. OTOH, the French refused to rely on foreign nuclear deterrents and developed its own, keeping it independent of NATO. IOW, perhaps France will in the end say **** it.
'Rapid reaction force' to monitor Constitution debate
EU Observer ^ | January 19 2005 | Honor Mahony
Posted on 01/20/2005 11:20:50 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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