January

Poland, Czech Republic, Great Britain

January 31: EPIN on the EU Constitution - Poland, Czech Republic and Great Britain oppose the treaty. What then? Read more...

Opinion

January 26: Comment on the referendum in Spain - Read Thomas Rupp's opinion piece in the EU Observer! Read more...

Italy

January 26: Italy starts the ratification - The Italian Chamber of Deputies approved the EU Constitution by a majority of 436 in favour, 28 against and five abstentions. Read more...

Unions

January 26: Unions try to block EU Constitution - Members of more than 20 trade unions have launched a campaign against the EU Constitution. Read more...

Satire

January 25: Comment on Jo Leinen's "rapid strike force" - Read Klaus Heeger's satire in the EU Observer and have some fun! Read more...

Slovakia

January 24: Slovaks have poor knowledge of EU Constitution - The Slovakian people know little about the European Constitutional treaty and discussion about it is insufficient. Read more...

Belgium

January 24: No referendum on Constitution in Belgium - The Belgian liberal prime minister, Guy Verhofstadt, has lost the political backing needed to have a referendum on the EU Constitution. Read more...

Great Britain

January 23: UK likely to delay ratification of EU constitution - The new European constitution is not expected to be endorsed by parliament until early next year. Read more...

Brussels

January 21: EU responds to Constitution criticism with "totalitarian" move - The European Parliament is to establish a "rapid reaction force" to address unfair criticism of the European constitution. Read more...

United Kingdom

January 20: Britain trying to "persuade" electorate into accepting EU Constitution - Blair's government has hired a commercial PR company to extol the document's virtues to the people. Read more...

Czech Republic

January 20: Majority of Czechs care little for EU constitution - Eighty-six percent of people in the Czech Republic have no interest in the EU constitution, according to results of a survey. Read more...

Poland

January 19: Mistakes could delay Poland's EU constitution - Some 40 mistakes in the Polish version of the proposed new European Union Constitution could delay progress towards its ratification. Read more..

Brussels

January 12: EU Parliament endorses Constitution - The European Parliament has voted in favour of the EU Constitution in a non-binding but politically symbolic vote. Read more...

Spain

January 5: Spanish government begins propaganda blitz - Spain's government is beginning its campaign for the EU Constitution ahead of the referendum on 20 February. Read more...

Czech Republic

January 5: Czech leader plans referendum in June 2006 - Prime Minister Stanislav Gross favours staging a referendum at the same time as the Czech Republic's general election. Read more...

France

January 5: Chirac worried about referendum - Le Monde says that French President Jacques Chirac is worried about the result in the countrys referendum on the EU Constitution. Read more...

France

January 5: France to have EU poll 'before summer' - French president Jacques Chirac has said that France will have a referendum on the European Constitution before the summer. Read more...