Ahern to meet Berlusconi over EU constitution

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern will meet with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Rome today in a bid to move closer to a resolution on a new EU constitution.

Ahern to meet Berlusconi over EU constitution

The meeting comes just days after German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder poured cold water on the Taoiseach’s chances of securing agreement on the problematic constitution during Ireland’s six-month presidency.

In advance of travelling to Italy this morning, Mr Ahern said today’s talks would be important given the perspective of the Italians as the last EU president.

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