Federalist Letter to the European Constitutional Convention Issue number 8, 11 June 2003 THE CONVENTION IS FAILING TO LEARN THE LESSONS OF THE CRISIS IN IRAQ The hype about the […]
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By Richard Laming Based on a speech given at the Europa-Haus-Marienberg seminar, “The future of the European Union”, 19-22 June 2003. Thank you for inviting me here today. It is
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By George Irvin The euro debate has become emblematic of Britain’s increasingly uneasy relationship with the EU, a relationship strained by years of indecision about economic and political integration, damaged
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By George Irvin There are a number of glaring misconceptions in the current debate. In fact, at present it’s a debate unworthy of my first year graduate students! Take the
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Federalist Letter to the European Constitutional Convention Issue number 7, 10 June 2003 THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL CANNOT LEAD EUROPE: THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION CAN One of the main issues to be
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By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 10 June 2003 The British government’s announcement yesterday, 9 June, that Britain will not be joining the euro any time soon should not have surprised
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9 June 2003 Pro-Europeans have criticised today’s statement by Gordon Brown for not outlining a serious commitment to joining the euro. “Over the past six years, the government has made
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Federalist Letter to the European Constitutional Convention Issue number 6, 3 June 2003 THE COMMON EUROPEAN INTEREST MUST BE DEFENDED! THE INTRODUCTION OF ROTATION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN
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By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 3 June 2003 I was asked recently about a proposal that the European constitution should include a provision harmonising criminal penalties for domestic violence. What
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By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 27 May 2003 Following the British failure to score any points in theEurovision song contest at the weekend, I am waiting for the British government
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