Austria opts in
The lower house of the Austrian parliament passed by an overwhelming majority a constitutional law to allow the country to join the European Union, Reuter reports from Vienna
The vote in the 183-member house was 140 deputies in favour to 35 against. The law now goes to the upper house.
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