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The EU Constitution was written to amalgamate and simplify various EU treaties and amongst other provisions, appoint an EU president. Tony Blair was informally nominated for this post,despite domestic unpopularity .The treaty was criticised for being so opaque that specialist laywers were required to understand it The treaty was defeated in referenda in France and the Netherlands in 2005. A newer version called the Lisbon treaty is currently being prepared. | The EU Constitution was written to amalgamate and simplify various EU treaties and amongst other provisions, appoint an EU president. Tony Blair was informally nominated for this post,despite domestic unpopularity .The treaty was criticised for being so opaque that specialist laywers were required to understand it The treaty was defeated in referenda in France and the Netherlands in 2005. A newer version called the Lisbon treaty is currently being prepared. | ||
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Revision as of 22:56, March 16, 2008
The EU Constitution was written to amalgamate and simplify various EU treaties and amongst other provisions, appoint an EU president. Tony Blair was informally nominated for this post,despite domestic unpopularity .The treaty was criticised for being so opaque that specialist laywers were required to understand it The treaty was defeated in referenda in France and the Netherlands in 2005. A newer version called the Lisbon treaty is currently being prepared.