Germany drives talks on resurrecting EU constitution

NEGOTIATIONS on the EU constitution are gaining pace as the Germans rush to hand over a workable package to the Portuguese on June 30.

The Germans have taken a firm hand pulling together the various strands in low-key working groups without politicians being able to grandstand and out of the glare of publicity.

What they are now widely expected to produce at the end of the day is essentially the same constitution in terms of substance but in a brand new presentation.