What next for the European constitution?
The European Constitution may have been pronounced 'dead' here in The Netherlands but elsewhere attempts to bring it back to life are gathering pace. Germany is planning to come up with a declaration on how to move forward now that it has the reins of the EU, and on Friday the 18 countries that have already ratified the treaty will get together in Madrid and demand to know what those still dithering, and those who've rejected it outright, are planning to do next.
British MEP (Member of the European Parliament) Andrew Duff is at the forefront of this new push and he's currently touring the EU in a bid to promote the constitution - of which he's a big fan. He has just visited the Netherlands where he gave a pep talk to politicians in The Hague. Yet, even though he's a fervent supporter of the constitution, he says Friday's meeting in Spain is a bad idea. Mr Duff argues that the constitution is an issue best left to the Germans. They currently hold the rotating EU presidency and have promised to come up with a declaration on how to proceed from here.
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