German parliamentarians have overwhelmingly approved the EU constitution on. With 569 yes votes, 23 no votes and two abstentions, the German Bundestag approved Thursday the new European Union Constitution. While other European nations have been mulling over the pros and cons of the EU Constitution in recent months, Berlin has managed to sweep the issue under the carpet. Berlin's vote comes one day after Austria's lower house of parliament voted overwhelmingly for the charter - with its upper house expected to approve the treaty right before France holds its hotly-contested referendum on May 29. Slovakia also approved the constitution Wednesday, bringing the number of states to have approved the treaty up to seven. In order for the constitution to take effect, it must be ratified by all 25 member states.

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