EU Referendum


"Non" and "ja"


12/05/2005



There is some useful insight on the French "non" campaign literature on the L'Ombre de l'Olivier website, complete with illustrations.

Meanwhile, Germany's Bundestag has overwhelmingly approved the constitution: a total of 569 members voted in favour, with 23 against and two abstentions.

Addressing the Bundestag just before the vote, Schröder told the deputies: "I ask you not to be too petty or too obsessed with the detail of the odd half sentence that may not completely meet our expectations."