25/03/2003 (Agence Europe) - The president of the EPP-ED Group at the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pöttering, commented on the result of the referendum on the draft Chechen constitution. He felt that the popular consultation, which unfolded without international monitors, would certainly not settle the Chechen issue (according to the Russian authorities, 95% of voters said "yes" to the text, which provides for broad autonomy for Chechnya but without independence). The European Union must...