četrtek, januar 20, 2005

Slovenia set to ratify EU constitution

In early January, the government approved a bill on the ratification of the European Union constitution and sent it to parliament for a final vote, expected before the end of the month [SN / 06.01.05 / Bill Ratifying EU Constitution Sent to Parliament].

The EU constitution treaty was signed on 29 October 2004, and must be ratified by all 25 member states before it can enter into force. Although ten member states will ratify the constitution based on popular referenda, Slovenia and the others have opted to ratify it with a parliamentary vote. So far, only Lithuania and Hungary have ratified it.