A Monopoly By Any Other Name

President Jacques Chirac is set to launch the Yes campaign in France's referendum on the European constitution in a TV debate with 80 young people.

The Yes campaign, which includes most of the country's political elite from left and right, is under pressure.

Two months ago they were well ahead but now the opinion polls give the No campaign a clear lead.

It says the new European Union is too Anglo-Saxon in its commitment to free market economics and open competition.