Current status on EU Constitution:
• The decision whether to hold a referendum on the EU Constitution was postponed by the Polish parliament on 8 July 2005, following the French and Dutch referendum No votes.
• The new Polish government (since October 2005) is against ratifying the Constitutional Treaty, insisting that all 25 member states must ratify it.
UPDATES
• 16 June 2006: Polish Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, who compared the 'period of reflection' to a collective "nap", said that it was decided at the EUSummit in Brussels (15-16 June) “not just to continue the process of ratification, but to continue the process of discussion... you have to take these two conclusions together." (EUobserver.com) He added that “one does not fix deadlines to reflect on the way of formulating the future of the EU.” (Direction Générale de l'Information, European Parliament, Brussels)
• 05 May 2006: According to the Eurobarometer results:
- 52% think their country's EU membership is "a good thing".
- 15% chose "a common constitution" when asked to choose two from six options concerning what "would be most helpful for the Future of Europe"
- 20% chose "a common constitution" when asked to choose two from six options concerning what "would strengthen your feelings about being a European citizen."
• 05 March 2006: Polish President Lech Kaczynski has said that the EU Constitution was too integrationist, and that he would like to see a new treaty formed “from scratch” that “reflects the EU’s real needs.” (Le Figaro, 06.03.2006)