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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8951

21 May 2005
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/constitution/belgium
Massive yes from House of Representatives

Brussels, 20/05/2005 (Agence Europe) - On 19 May, the Belgian House of Representatives approved the European Constitution by 118 votes to 18 (Vlaams Belang far-right members) and one abstention (from an environmentalist), after the Senate. To be ratified, the Constitution must also be approved by the five Belgian regional and community assemblies. During the debate on Thursday afternoon, Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt said he fully approved of the Constitution which makes the EU “more...

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