Germany's Merkel pledges 'ambitious' effort to push forward EU constitution
Germany will be "very ambitious" in trying to push forward the revival of a European Union constitution during its EU presidency next year, Chancellor Merkel said Wednesday. As it tries to put the charter back on track, Merkel said Germany will work closely with Portugal and Slovenia, the next two nations to hold the EU presidency, to set a long-term agenda. Berlin's six-month stint starts on Jan. 1. "We will not be able to complete this issue in our presidency, but we want to do our part to reach an agreement that we need such a constitution," Merkel told reporters after meeting with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.
"The German presidency should set the goal to agree to a timeframe, a road map, a plan of how to proceed (with the constitution) and I would like to say that we will be very ambitious in our approach to the issue," Merkel said.
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