EU facing crunch time on constitution

  • 2003-06-05
  • Michael Thurston
AFP BRUSSELSThe European Union faces a potentially decisive moment in its half-century history this week, as a simmering battle over its future institutional shape threatens to erupt into outright war.The body drawing up a constitutional blueprint for the bloc, which is due to expand from 15 to 25 members next year, has less than three weeks to finalize its draft ahead of a June 20 EU summit in Greece.While saying he still believes a deal will be struck, Valery Giscard d'Estaing, who heads the 105-member Convention on the Future of Europe, which is drafting the plan, has threatened to quit ...
 
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