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6/30/06

Finland seeks better climate for revised EU constitution

EUobserver.com

"Finland seeks better climate for revised EU constitution
30.06.2006 - 13:47 CET | By Lucia Kubusova
EUOBSERVER / HELSINKI - The Finnish government has said an improved overall 'political climate' is necessary to give a slightly re-drafted EU constitution a chance, as Helsinki takes over the EU's helm on Saturday (1 July).

Just hours before the launch of the six-month presidency, Finnish prime minister Matti Vanhanen told journalists in Helsinki on Friday that it is crucial to wait for next year's elections in France and the Netherlands before a real solution to the EU's institutional limbo can be found.


He indicated that before that time, 'it is not possible to have conclusions.'"

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