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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing presents 25 with constitutional treaty and asks them to "not put the solidity of edifice in danger" - draft constitution will be good starting point for IGC affirms European council, which will authorise Convention to contine its work

Porto Carras, 20/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - At the end of the debate with Heads of State and governments and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing on Friday morning, Costas Simitis, the President of the European Council, was pleased to declare, "For the first time we have a draft Constitution". He also indicated that, "It is a very important day on the road to Europe's unification" and welcomed the "excellent result of the Convention". Looking at the content of the conclusions, he explained that the...