EU leaders urge member states to pursue ratification despite No votes

EU LEADERS urged member states to pursue efforts to ratify the EU constitution yesterday despite Dutch voters following the French in rejecting the charter.

"We want the other member states to have the opportunity to tackle the same debate. We feel the ratification process should continue,” Jean-Claude Juncker, prime minister of EU president Luxembourg, told a news conference.

Mr Juncker said he would make proposals on what to do next at a regular EU summit scheduled for June 16-17 in Brussels.