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Dick Roche gives assurances that Irish presidency will immediately move if there's a chance for progress - European Commission supports double majority based on 50% states and 55% population, says Kinnock - large majority of MEPs seeks swift agreement on constitution

Strasbourg, 10/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - "If there is a serious possibility for progress" on the European constitution, "the Irish presidency will immediately move to seize it", declared the president of the Council (and former Convention member), Dick Roche, on Wednesday when presenting the presidency's priorities for the European Council on 25-26 March. During the presentation and the discussion, the Lisbon strategy was mentioned less than the perspectives to adopt for the European...