UNPRECEDENTED CRISIS

"Europe's politicians were right to be nervous about the outcome of the French referendum on the EU's constitution.
The No from France is likely to plunge the EU into an unprecedented crisis.
It reflects a variety of factors:

-Dissatisfaction with the current French government
-Worries (mostly misplaced) that the constitution moves the EU in an "Anglo-Saxon" direction economically
-General concerns at the development of the EU, especially a perceived reduction of France's influence in the enlarged Union
-Concerns at possible future membership of Turkey in the EU.

But whatever the mixture of reasons, the French "No" means that, for the first time, a large founder member has directly opposed the current process of European integration."
(bbc news)


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