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2005-06-12 Europe

Chirac and Schröder facing rebuff on pleas for more EU referendums

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Posted by too true 2005-06-12 13:42|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Denmark's prime minister, said the ratification could not continue until Mr Chirac and Jan Peter Balkenende, the Dutch prime minister, explained how they intend to overcome their No votes.

That says a lot about the mindsets of these bureacrats. The people have spoken, so the first order of business would be to examine the premise of the proposal. But that would be too logical.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-06-12 13:51|| 2005-06-12 13:51|| Front Page Top

#2 I think what Mr. Rasmussen wants to know is how Chirac intends to proceed with the ratification, in spite of the No vote. Forget about examining the premise!

What I don't get is that Chirac & Shroeder want the referendums to continue, knowing that the constitution will have to be "adjusted" for France to have another go at a referendum. So, what, different countries will vote for different constitutions? I guess then they'll propose a merger of all the constitutions to sort out this mess after everyone has voted. Only in Europe.

Posted by Rafael 2005-06-12 14:33|| 2005-06-12 14:33|| Front Page Top

#3 I think what Mr. Rasmussen wants to know is how Chirac intends to proceed with the ratification of the same constitution (no changes), in spite of the No vote. Forget about examining the premise!

Posted by Rafael 2005-06-12 14:36|| 2005-06-12 14:36|| Front Page Top

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