THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/ep/constitution/france

Delighted Francis Wurtz calls renegotiation of the treaty, Jens-Peter Bonde overjoyed that the treaty is dead - Francois Hollande to address Socialist Group next week - EPP, ELDR and pro-European groups express their views

Brussels, 31/05/2005 (Agence Europe) - Various groups at the European Parliament are delighted with the French 'No' vote on the European Constitution, expressing different degrees of delight (see Europe No. 8957 for other reactions). The President of the United European Left/Nordic Green Left group, Francis Wurtz, for example, said the No victory in the referendum in France was 'excellent news for democracy and for Europe'. 'At the end of a campaign of information, explanation and debate of...