Via EURSOC:
Tony Blair’s decision to allow Britain to vote on the European Constitution has been met with dismay in other EU capitals. France’s president Jacques Chirac is reported to be in a particular fix. He is under strong domestic pressure - from what the Guardian describes as "virtually the entire French political class" to call a referendum. The president, still smarting from a spanking in March’s regional elections, and waiting with some trepidation for another in June’s EU vote, is wary of offering voters yet another chance to tan his hide. |