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The constitution will be at the forefront of Germany’s EU presidency, Angela Merkel said after a meeting with the 27 commissioners.
But the German chancellor emphasised that “one presidency cannot solve all of Europe’s problems”.
Merkel was speaking at a joint press conference with European commission president José Manuel Barroso, following a meeting in Berlin between the 27 commissioners and the German government.
The encounter signals the launch of the German presidency, which is laden with high expectations at a time when the EU faces a number of key challenges.
Germany plans to put together a “roadmap” for the constitution by the summer.Merkel has made it clear that she would like to see the treaty adopted before the next European parliament elections in 2009.
“It is a great signal that Germany has decided to put the constitution at the heart of its presidency,” Barroso declared.
But the German chancellor emphasised that “one presidency cannot solve all of Europe’s problems”.
Merkel was speaking at a joint press conference with European commission president José Manuel Barroso, following a meeting in Berlin between the 27 commissioners and the German government.
The encounter signals the launch of the German presidency, which is laden with high expectations at a time when the EU faces a number of key challenges.
Germany plans to put together a “roadmap” for the constitution by the summer.Merkel has made it clear that she would like to see the treaty adopted before the next European parliament elections in 2009.
“It is a great signal that Germany has decided to put the constitution at the heart of its presidency,” Barroso declared.
He makes a lot of declarations does José
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