Current status on EU Constitution:
• The Slovak parliament ratified the EU Constitution on 11 May 2005. But the courts upheld a legal challenge which said that a referendum should have been held.
UPDATES
• 05 May 2006: According to the Eurobarometer results:
- 54% 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"
- 19% chose "a common constitution" when asked to choose two from six options concerning what "would strengthen your feelings about being a European citizen."
Snippets:
• The head of the Christian-Democratic Party, Pavol Hrusovsky, voted against the treaty, accusing it of failing to overcome the European Union's "lack of democracy".