30/01/2006 (Agence Europe) - In interviews published in the Financial Times and the Financial Times Deutschland on 30 January, Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said at the Salzburg conference on the future of Europe (see other article) that it would be “quite easy” for the Finnish Parliament to ratify the European Constitution, but that it was “not time” to do so. This Spring, it would limit itself to adopting a position on the Constitution, he said, going on, “It is not a formal ratification, but a strong signal for the Treaty”. However, the Finnish Prime Minister, noting that “in the Netherlands, we are being told that it would be impossible to present the same text in a second referendum”, called on countries like Germany to accept some changes in the present form of the Constitutional Treaty. Flexibility was necessary, along with a willingness to compromise, he said.