Why the new constitution may split Europe: as ten nations begin to prepare for referenda on the new European Constitution, the future of the newly enlarged European Union hangs in the balance. After the voting, Europe may have to reorganise.(Reorganization and restructuring of European Union)

From: European Business Forum | Date: January 1, 2005| Author: Munchau, Wolfgang | Copyright information

If only they had not called it a constitution, there would not have been such a problem.

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In 2001, with the enlargement of the European Union to 25 member states only a few years away, Europe's political leaders decided at the EU summit in Laaken, Belgium, to initiate a process that eventually led to the establishment of the Constitutional Convention. The superficial reason was to amend the Treaty of Nice--which is regarded as seriously ...

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