Sunday, July 03, 2005

Luxembourg may revive EU treaty



Voters in Luxembourg could have the final say on whether the European Union officially abandons its constitution, the country's prime minister has said.

Jean-Claude Juncker told the BBC that as an EU founder member traditionally in favour of closer European ties, Luxembourg's opinion was vital. A "Yes" vote in a referendum in the tiny country on 10 July could be a signal the project is alive, he said.

More: BBC News

- Cartoon by Martin Rowson for The Guardian (London)

1 Comments:

At 7:42 am, Blogger EuroYank - Virginia Hoge said...

Its amazing to me that this little country of Luxembourg with its 450 thousand population will have the final SAY if 550 million population Europe will still have a GO.

 

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