EU parliament backs constitution

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Series Details 12.1.05
Publication Date 12/01/2005
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By a large majority, the European Parliament endorsed the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe on the 12 January 2005 and says it 'wholeheartedly supports its ratification'. The resolution was adopted by 500 votes in favour to 137 votes against, with 40 abstentions.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4167455.stm
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EUobserver.com, 13.1.05: Many Czech, Polish and UK MEPs vote against Constitution http://euobserver.com/?sid=9&aid=18124
EUobserver.com, 12.1.05: European Parliament strongly endorses Constitution http://euobserver.com/?sid=9&aid=18117
European Parliament: Report: A6-0070/04 http://europarl.europa.eu/omk/sipade2?PUBREF=-//EP//NONSGML+REPORT+A6-2004-0070+0+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&L=EN&LEVEL=3&NAV=S&LSTDOC=Y
European Parliament: Daily Report, 12.1.05: A clear "yes" to the Constitution http://europarl.europa.eu/omk/sipade2?PUBREF=-//EP//TEXT+PRESS+DN-20050112-1+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&LEVEL=2&NAV=S
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