 Luxembourg will go ahead with its referendum on the EU constitution next month, despite a decision by European leaders to pause the ratification process. Lawmakers from the tiny EU state Monday agreed that the July 10 vote should take place as planned, just weeks after the French and Dutch electorates rejected the rulebook for an enlarged Europe. Polls show the "yes" vote of 46 percent and the "no" camp at 38 percent -- a rise of 6 percentage points in a month. | The "no" camp is gaining, I think they want a quick vote before "no" gets any bigger |
Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, who is chairman of the EU, has pledged to resign if the traditionally pro-European country rejects the constitution. In a separate poll for the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper, half of Finns said they would vote against the treaty if given the chance, with one-third in favor of the controversial text. |