They offer an interesting contrast: Italian Premier Romano Prodi was Commission President in 2004 when the draft Constitution was signed while Jan Peter Balkenende was PM when the Netherlands rejected the Constitution in a referendum in May 2005 just days after France.
Arī Eiropas Parlaments nestāv malā — šonedēļ eirodeputāti par šo jautājumu diskutēs ar Itālijas premjerministru un bijušo Eiropas Komisijas priekšsēdētāju Romano Prodi un Nīderlandes premjerministru Jan Peter Balkenende.