A French ‘non’ that still resonates

Politico published a feature on 29 May 2015 to mark 10 years over France's referendum on an European Constitution project.

French voters rejected the European Constitution on 29 May 2005, the first sign of what would become an unsuccessful attempt to provide the European Union with a new framework.

The article analyses the impact of the referendum and its aftermath, as well as the consequence still present a decade later.

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