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The shocking risk of a non to the European Union constitution. It was not supposed to happen this fast. When President Jacques Chirac decided to advance France's referendum on the draft European Union constitution to May 29th, the idea was to avoid the “Maastricht scenario”. In 1992 support for that treaty sank over the summer months from 65% to just 51%. This time, with two months still left, two new opinion polls suggest that backing for the constitution has already collapsed: the no vote is now at 51-52%. Is France, architect of Europe, really set to reject its first constitution?...

Business bosses say 'No' to EU Constitution Michael Ancram has welcomed the results of a new survey showing that most of Britain's business bosses remain highly sceptical about the EU Constitution signed up to by Tony Blair. After an NOP poll carried out for the Institute of Directors found that 49 per cent of company chiefs intend to reject the constitution, with only 29 per cent prepared to sign up, the Deputy Conservative Leader declared: "This is another serious blow to Mr Blair's determination to railroad the British people to accept the European Constitution and give the EU yet more...

One in 10 European Union citizens knows little or nothing about the new EU constitution, a study suggests. But half of the 25,000 polled by the EU said they would vote in favour of the treaty, which faces referenda in many of the union's 25 member states. The UK was the only country where more of those questioned were against the constitution than in favour. More than one in three people remain undecided, with indecision highest in states planning to hold a referendum. The EU-wide poll, conducted in October last year, found that only 11% felt they knew the content...