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Spanish Referendum On The European Constitution
A referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe was held in Spain on Sunday, 20 February 2005. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1817 The question asked was "Do you approve of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe?" ( es, ¿Aprueba usted el Tratado por el que se establece una Constitución para Europa?). The consultative referendum on ratification of the proposed Constitution for the European Union was approved by 81.8% of valid votes, although turnout was just 41.8%, the lowest since the end of the Franco era. The referendum was not legally binding on the government, but paved the way for parliamentary ratification of the constitutional treaty, which happened in the Congress of Deputies on 28 April 2005, with a 319–19 result in favour of approval, and in the Spanish Senate on 18 May 2005 with a 225–6 result. Campaign Both the governing Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and the main opposition Peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EU Constitution Es 01
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been described as a ''sui generis'' political entity (without precedent or comparison) combining the characteristics of both a federation and a confederation. Containing 5.8per cent of the world population in 2020, the EU generated a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of around trillion in 2021, constituting approximately 18per cent of global nominal GDP. Additionally, all EU states but Bulgaria have a very high Human Development Index according to the United Nations Development Programme. Its cornerstone, the Customs Union, paved the way to establishing an internal single market based on standardised legal framework and legislation that applies in all member states in those matters, and only those matters, where the states have agree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
