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Luxembourg's PM Predicts That Yes Vote Would Revive EU Constitution

by Ulrika Lomas, for LawAndTax-News.com, Brussels

05 July 2005

Speaking to the BBC's The World This Weekend programme, Luxembourg's Prime Minister, Jean-Claude Juncker suggested that his country's vote on the EU constitution may seal the agreement's fate.

The treaty has been ratified by eleven EU member states so far, but was recently rejected by both France and the Netherlands.

Mr Juncker told the BBC that:

"If this country will say no then according to my colleagues in the European Commission this would clearly mean the treaty would be dead. But if Luxembourg says yes then it could be the signal that the process is still alive."

According to polls conducted last month, the 'yes' camp was still in the lead, although objectors to the proposed constitution had racked up an estimated 45% of the vote.

Mr Juncker has pledged to resign if Luxembourg's voters reject the planned agreement.

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