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Mr Dehaene presents draft articles on "democratic life of Union", "the Union and its immediate environment", "Union membership" (with voluntary withdrawal option), revision and entry into force of Treaties (no changes to rules, but providing for a discussion at a higher level in case of blockage by one or more Member States)

Brussels, 04/04/2003 (Agence Europe) - Jean-Luc Dehaene, Vice-President of the European Convention, presented to Friday's plenary a new series of draft articles of the future Constitution, some on controversial questions, which the Eurosceptics, who had met at the Democracy Forum, immediately described as a "denial of democracy", and others on the "democratic life of the Union". Within the Presidium, we had been wondering whether this is the best title, as the European Parliament "has yet to...