BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3791

HR-BULLETINS-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3791 BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3791HINA Zagreb 24 October 2000COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTION REJECTS MOST MESIC PROPOSALSZAGREB, Oct 24 (Hina) - Parliament will debate draft amendments to the constitution on Nov. 8, as planned, and deadlines will not be changed, the chairman of parliament's committee on the constitution, Mato Arlovic, said on Tuesday after a session at which the committee rejected most of the proposals moved by President Stipe Mesic. Earlier today, a member on Mesic's think-tank in charge of constitutional amendments told reporters the president and Prime Minister Ivica Racan had held consultations today, and that Racan had expressed willingness to postpone adopting the amendments. Before the committee on the constitution wrapped up today's session, Mesic had said that work on the amendments was hurried when it should be serious, include experts and the opinion of their most eminent representatives. Mesic sai