by Andre Nilsen and Holger Osterrieder

Recommendation to the Governments of Spain and Poland

The success of Zapatero’s socialist party in the Spanish elections has removed the deadlock in the process of agreeing a European constitution. Immediately after their victory, the designated government declared it would abandon the previous government’s blockade position on the European constitution and restore ‘magnificent relations’ to France and Germany. Sensing the risk of being left out in the cold as the only remaining obstacle to agreement, Poland quickly signalled that it would be prepared to compromise as well.

OCGG Government Recommendation No 1 (PDF)