The President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Johannes Rau, gave, on 4 April 2001, during a solemn session of the European Parliament, a speech in which he details his ideas on the Europe of tomorrow (see EUROPE of 5 April, p.3). Below we have printed the full text of this speech that gave rise to largely positive reactions and which constitutes a significant contribution to the debate now open over the future of Europe.
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"Plea for a European constitution"
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