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Monday, February 28, 2005

JTW News - France to Pave Way for Vote on EU

"France to Pave Way for Vote on EU
By Allan Little
BBC News, Paris

Both houses of the French parliament meet in joint session on Monday to approve a change to the constitution.

The change will pave the way for a referendum later this year on the European constitution.

A three-fifths majority is needed to change the French constitution before France can ratify the EU document.

But support for the new treaty is so widespread among France's governing elite that a sufficient majority in both houses is practically certain."

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