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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8903

8 March 2005
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/france/germany/constitution
Gerhard Schröder bets on ratification in second half of May

Brussels, 07/03/2005 (Agence Europe) - At the end of his informal summit with President Chirac on 7 March in his native village of Blomberg, Chancellor Schröder said he was confident Germany would ratify the European Constitution in the second half of May. In Germany, a majority of two thirds is required in the Bundestag (at a vote expected in May) and in the Bundesrat (at a vote planned for the beginning of June) to ratify the constitution. On Monday, Gerhard Schröder told the press he...

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