Andrew Duff welcomes ratification of the Constitution by Lithuanian Parliament
November 11, 2004 10:00 AM
In a statement from today (Thursday), European Liberal Democrat Euro MP Andrew DUFF said:
"The Lithuanian Parliament has today shown astonishing alacrity in ratifying the Constitution, ten days after its signature in Rome on 29 October.
"Lithuania, as a new member state, has shamed those older member states that are trying to delay their ratification by rushing to the back of the queue.
"All other EU governments should now give the highest priority to bringing the Constitution into force so that Europe will be able to stand on its own two feet in world affairs and the Union itself will be better governed in a more democratic way."
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Editors' Note: Andrew Duff is Spokesman on Constitutional Affairs for the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE). He is Liberal Democrat MEP for the East of England, and led the Liberal caucus in the European Convention that drafted the Constitution.
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