Commissioner Wallström on EU Constitution ratification by Austria and Slovakia

I welcome the successful ratification of the Constitution in Austria and the Slovak Republic today. Today's votes mean that 7 Member States (Lithuania, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Greece, Austria, Slovakia) have already ratified the Constitution (formal ratification by Spain, by the vote of the Senate is expected in the coming few weeks).

The two approvals today, which are the first of a series of parliamentary ratifications in May, and the fact that almost one-third of Member States have concluded the ratification, take the Union a significant step closer to the entry into force of the Constitution.

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• Margot Wallström se félicite de la ratification de la Constitution européenne par la Belgique (9/2/2006)
• Déclaration du Président de la Commission européenne Barroso à l'occasion du résultat du référendum au Luxembourg sur le Traité établissant une Constitution pour l'Europe (10/7/2005)
• Joint Statement of EU Parliament President Borrell Fontelles, EU Council President Juncker and Commission President Barroso on results of referendum in Netherlands on EU Constitution (1/6/2005)
• Summary of press remarks by EUHR Solana on results of French referendum  (30/5/2005)
• Joint Declaration of EU Parliament President Borrell Fontelles, EU Council President Juncker and Commission President Barroso on French Referendum on EU Constitution (29/5/2005)
• EUHR Solana expresses regret over French referendum on EU Constitution (29/5/2005)
• Commission VP Wallström on German ratification of EU Constitution (27/5/2005)
• Statement by VP Wallström on the ratification of the European Constitution by the Greek Parliament (19/4/2005)
• Ratification of the European Union Constitution by Slovenia (2/2/2005)