Based on a talk by Richard Laming at the Henrietta Barnett School, 13 November 2006. Thank you for the invitation to explain why Britain benefits from membership of the European […]
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On present plans, the German Presidency in the first half of next year will conclude its work with a European Council at which a procedure and timetable will be adopted
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Keith Tunstall reviews “Thinking about Europe”, by Roger Woodhouse “Thinking about Europe”, by Roger Wodhouse (Thumbnail Publications) ISBN: 0955022304 This slim book belies its appearance. It is not a popular
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By Ian Hackett In these early years of the 21st century, we are witnessing the start of a global revolution whose eventual significance will dwarf that of anything which has
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By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 27 October 2006 An intrepid group of Danish pro-European campaigners want to know why they can’t join European political parties. As reported in these pages
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By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 18 October 2006 I wrote last week in these pages about how the Common Agricultural Policy was first set up to encourage enough production, but
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One objective of the European constitution is to simplify the institutional system. A current complication is the pillar structure, whereby different legislative and institutional routes are used according to the
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At present, responsibility for EU foreign policy is divided between the Council of Ministers (foreign policy in its traditional sense), whose High Representative for Foreign Affairs is Javier Solana, and
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In every European country, the national constitution sets out procedures whereby draft laws are proposed by the government and approved by the national parliament. In some countries, such as Italy
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By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 12 October 2006 It is good to be able to report some good news from Brussels. A new drive is underway to simplify the Common
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