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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8959
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/constitution/france/commission

Learning lessons of French 'Non', Vladimir Spidla says it is respect of fundamental rights that gives economic integration its legitimacy and not the other way round

Brussels, 01/06/2005 (Agence Europe) - Addressing reporters on Tuesday, European Social Policy, Employment and Equal Opportunities Commissioner Vladimir Spidla regretted the French 'No' vote on the European Constitution, saying the Constitution, incorporating the Charter of Fundamental Rights, was very democratic. He said he believed in the European social model as a full part of the European system of values, adding that Europe was united through its values and fundamental rights as much as...

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