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EU summit on the European Constitution set for Madrid in January
By h.b. - Dec 16, 2006 - 11:37 AM

Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, (left) with the Finnish President of the EU, Matti Vanhanen, in Brussels yesterday - Photo EFE
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José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has been in Brussels for the latest EU summit
At the European Summit on Friday, Spain and Luxembourg announced a joint initiative to try to recover the idea of a European Constitution.

The announced a new EU summit between the 18 countries which have already ratified the document, to be held in Madrid on January 26.

Meanwhile the Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, said that Spain’s joint peace initiative with Italy and France for the Middle East, had led to a motion passed by the European Council on the problem. He said the motion strengthens the hand of the EU representative, Javier Solana, and puts the road plan to peace back on track.

Zapatero also thanked the EU for imposing immigration measures which he said would have been unthinkable a year ago.

The 25 EU leaders also decided to only allow further growth of the community after institutional reform.