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What are the arguments for and against the proposals to reform the European Constitution?
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What are the arguments for and against the proposals to reform the European Constitution? The constitution is a single document replacing current European laws that come from several international treaties. It recognises and codifies EU decision making which has become more complicated since the EU expanded from 15 to 25 states in May 2004. On 18 June, the EU Member States agreed on a Constitutional Treaty (Constitution) for the EU. The Member States of the European Union worked on this new Constitution during the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC), which started in October 2003. The basis for these negotiations was the draft Constitutional Treaty drawn up by the European Convention on the Future of Europe. Member States are expected to sign the Constitution on October 29, 2004. Subsequently, the Constitution has to be ratified by all Member States according to their constitutional provisions. Only thereafter, the Constitution will come into force. So far,...
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