THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) iea/constitution

27/01/2005 (Agence Europe) -The Irish Institute of European Affairs (IEA) will be organising on 4 February the first in a series of seminars on the prospects for ratification of the European Constitution in EU Member States. This initial meeting focus on the situation in Lithuania (first country to have ratified, through its parliament, followed by Hungary), Slovakia, Czech Républic and Ireland. Speakers include: Slovak vice-premier minister Pal Csaky, Lithuanian minister for foreign affairs Anatanas Valionas, Czech vice-minister Vladimir Müller and the Irish minister for European affairs Noel Treacy. (Info: IEA, Europe House, 8 North Great Georges Street, Dublin 1. Tel: [phone]. Fax: [phone]. Email: [e-mail] Site: http://www.iiea.com ).