France rejects the Constitution of the European Union in a national referendum.

France

Country primarily in Western Europe

France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the…

Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe

2004 failed attempt to formally establish a constitution of the European Union

The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe was an unratified international treaty intended to create a consolidated constitution for the European Union (EU). It would have replaced the existing European Union treaties with a single text, given legal force to the Charter…

2005 French European Constitution referendum

A referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe was held in France on 29 May 2005 to decide whether the French government should ratify the proposed constitution of the European Union. The result was a victory for the "no" campaign, with 55% of voters rejecting…

May 29

Day of the year

May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 216 days remain until the end of the year.