The European Constitution in space

According to a recent Eurobarometer survey, a large majority of Europeans have little or no knowledge of the contents of the European Constitution despite the influence the document will have over their lives. Officials at the European Commission hope that a publicity stunt with the help of astronauts will help promote the treaty which must be ratified in all of the EU's 25 member state:

Facing uncertain prospects on Earth, the European Union constitution is being launched into space. Struggling to raise public interest in the historic document, EU leaders said Friday that European astronauts will bring the charter along when they blast off toward the International Space Station on April 15 from Baikonour, Kazakhstan. "It will undergo full testing before it can be flown," EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen told reporters at the opening of an EU space exhibit. "You can be sure it will come back." French astronaut Michel Tognini accepted a bound copy of the document as well as the EU's 12 gold-star flag...

Where all the 25 member states stand on the European Constitution