March 16, 2004

Spain and the EU Constitution

More ramifications from the terrorist attack in Madrid.

From a story in the Financial Times today:

Hopes are rising in European capitals that the change of government in Madrid could break the deadlock over a new constitution for the European Union.

José Luís Rodríguez Zapatero, Spain's prime minister-elect, said yesterday he hoped for an "accelerated" adoption of the text, which aims to streamline decision-making in an expanded EU of 25 countries and to make Europe more effective on the world stage.

Mr Zapatero told Cadena Ser radio: "I believe that we will rapidly reach an agreement that will maintain a reasonable balance of power that will define the new Europe, an enlarged Europe."

Considering that the EU constitutional draft is a work of grand socialism, I'm sure that Spain's new socialist government will make passage much easier.

Chalk up another victory for terrorism.

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terrorism won this battle. Not sure what blog it was on but they said on friday the Spaniards marched on their feet, on Saturday the crawled on their knees.
Not a good day for Spain. Poland said they would take up a lot of slack, but the EUro mentality sure looks bad right now.

Posted by: at March 16, 2004 03:56 PM