Future of the EU

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Future of the EU

Now that France has rejected the EU constitution, what will the future hold? The Dutch have also rejected it and reports from Luxemburg seem to indicate that the elected government will have to be reformed if the projection holds up and they too reject it. My friends in the UK are telling me that it will never come to a vote before they assume the top seat this fall. As it stands now, it wouldn’t pass and they are telling me that in a case like this, it would be less than proper to have the vote at this time.


Anyone from across the pond able to give us some depth on this. Are the French just trying to improve their position, or is French Nationalism still having visions of empire. The Dutch have explained their position somewhat, and the reasons seem to be valid. But the reporting here seems to be avoiding the hard questions with the French. And here, it would appear that the government will soon move against some of the EU trade actions. It would seem that we were waiting for the constitution to be ratified and perhaps for the change of leadership after rotation. But the list of large corporations (read campaign contributors) with complaints seems to be forcing some sort of action sooner than later.