French Rejection of EU Constitution Throws Bloc's Future Into Disarray

"In a stunning rejection of the European Union's latest ambitious move to unite its 25 nations, French voters shot down the bloc's first constitution, dealing a potentially fatal blow to the charter and humiliating President Jacques Chirac.  All 25 EU members must ratify the text for it to take effect as planned by Nov. 1, 2006. Nine already have done so: Austria, Hungary, Italy, Germany, Greece, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain."

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French Voters Reject EU Charter
 
"One option, officials said, is to rewrite the constitution -- or at least parts of it -- to make it more acceptable to voters. Another is to decide that a majority -- rather than every EU member -- has to say "yes" for the document to take effect. A third scenario is to abandon the text and try to implement its main goals through other means."
 
FULL STORY at
http://www.washtimes.com/world/20050530-124316-3993r.htm