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Public vote?
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Poll data*
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Main worries
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Germany
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No
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For 68%; Anti 15%
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France
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Yes
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For 62%; Anti 16%
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EU seen pushing free-market policies; France and French language losing influence in EU; worries about sovereignty
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Italy
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Maybe
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For 78%; Anti 10%
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Disappointment about lack of reference to Christianity; euro blamed for price rises; worries about sovereignty
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UK
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Yes
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For 42%; Anti 24%
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Fears over loss of sovereignty and rise of federal superstate
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Spain
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Yes
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For 70%; Anti 10%
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Spain lost voting power as a result of constitution
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Poland
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Maybe
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For 65%; Anti 12%
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Poland got a "bad deal" on joining the EU; voting powers reduced by constitution; fears of German domination
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Netherlands
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Yes
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For 70%; Anti 21%
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Anger over cost of EU and flouting of eurozone stability and growth pact
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Greece
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No
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For 66%; Anti 20%
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Belgium
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Maybe
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For 72%; Anti 12%
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Flemish nationalists say constitution heralds federal superstate; fear that Belgium could lose commissioner
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Portugal
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Yes
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For 57%; Anti 16%
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Concern that constitution is bad for smaller states
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Czech Rep
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Yes
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For 48%; Anti 18%
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Concern that constitution is bad for smaller states
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Hungary
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Unlikely
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For 75%; Anti 6%
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Sweden
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Unlikely
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For 53%; Anti 31%
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Austria
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No decision
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For 60%; Anti 16%
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Denmark
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Yes
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For 37%; Anti 41%
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Fears over loss of sovereignty and rise of federal superstate
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Slovakia
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Maybe
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For 65%; Anti 10%
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Disappointment about lack of reference to Christianity; worries about sovereignty
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Finland
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No decision
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For 52%; Anti 35%
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Ireland
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Yes
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For 59%; Anti 12%
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Concern about implications for Ireland
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Lithuania
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Unlikely
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For 52%; Anti 7%
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Latvia
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No
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For 57%; Anti 12%
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Slovenia
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Unlikely
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For 68%; Anti 12%
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Estonia
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Unlikely
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For 54%; Anti 15%
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Cyprus
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Unlikely
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For 69%; Anti 11%
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Luxembourg
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Yes
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For 75%; Anti 15%
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Some concern that constitution is bad for smaller states
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Malta
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No
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For 59%; Anti 17%
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* "A constitution for the European Union - for or against?" (Eurobarometer, May 2004)
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