Current status concerning EU Constitution:
• First country to ratify the EU Constitution: 11 November 2004, less than two weeks after the signing ceremony in Rome on 29 October 2004.
UPDATES
• 05 May 2006: According to the Eurobarometer results
- 52% think their country's EU membership is "a good thing"
- 17% 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."