Euro council chief calls for French yes vote

European Council president Jean-Claude Juncker today pleaded for a “yes” vote in France’s May 29 referendum on the 25-nation bloc’s first constitution.

Speaking to EU culture ministers meeting in Paris, Juncker said his purpose in addressing the gathering was not simply to rally support for the treaty. “But, I plead for the ‘yes,'" said Juncker, the prime minister of Luxembourg, whose country holds the EU’s rotating presidency.