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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
The leaders of the European Union member states have declared that a European constitution should have the aim of bringing institutions closer to the citizens. This text looks at how a common policy could be agreed, as well as discussing what powers it might have.
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
European Union.
European Union.
Union européenne.
European Union.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Constitutional law-- European Union countries.
Droit constitutionnel-- Pays de l'Union européenne.