France and Germany back EU constitution

France and Germany have called, at one of their regular bi-lateral summit meetings, for a European constitution describing it as 'an essential step in the historic process of European integration'.

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http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/en/Laenderinformationen/01-Laender/Frankreich.html http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/en/Laenderinformationen/01-Laender/Frankreich.html

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