On Sunday 29 May 2005, France, a founding member state of the European project and a major dynamo in the process of integration, delivered a vote of …% in opposition to the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe.
Church representatives today welcomed the inclusion of respect for human dignity and prospects for increased solidarity in the EU Constitutional Treaty during a meeting with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg and President-in-Office of the European Council, Jean-Claude Juncker held in Brussels.
To coincide with Europe Day on 9 May 2005, the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) published a text entitled ‘The Future of the European Union and the Responsibility of Catholics’.