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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8939

30 April 2005
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/constitution/belgium
Belgian Senate landslide yes vote

Brussels, 29/04/2005 (Agence Europe) - On 28 April, the Belgian Senate approved the European Constitution by 54 to 9 (no votes from the Far Right, the Front National and the Vlaams Belang) with one abstention (by a Socialist Senator). In a few weeks time, the text will be voted on by the Chamber, and then by the five assemblies of the federal entities of Belgium. Is it an ideal Constitution? No, but it's a great step forward, Belgian prime minister Guy Verhofstadt told the Senate, adding...

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