Another signing ceremony for another treaty. I cast my mind back to the signing of the Constitutional Treaty in Rome in June 2004, when my Italian hosts (I was in […]
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The Treaty of Lisbon (formerly known as the Reform Treaty) was signed on 13 December 2007 and it marks the next stage in the development of the European Union. Each successive step since the
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Submission by Federal Union to the House of Lords European Union Committee inquiry into the impact of the Reform Treaty on the institutions of the EU. Federal Union addresses three
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By Richard Laming EUOBSERVER / COMMENT – Has anyone else noticed how odd it is that the people who normally complain the most that the EU is obsessed with
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By Brendan Donnelly Since the European Council of June, 2007, the British government has asserted with increasing insistence that it will not hold a referendum on the European Reform Treaty
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Former Europe minister Keith Vaz has joined in the debate about holding a referendum on Europe, calling for a vote on the same day as the general election next spring
By Brendan Donnelly Introduction To the surprise of some observers, the European Council of 21 and 22 June made considerable and detailed progress towards breaking the stalemate in the debate
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What was agreed at the European summit? The European summit held in Brussels on 21-23 June 2007 has abandoned the idea of a European constitution and replaced it with a
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A background briefing from Federal Union – 20 June 2007 The debate about whether or not there should be a referendum in the UK on the next European treaty
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There is some confusion in the press today about whether or not there will be a referendum in the UK on the successor to the constitutional treaty. Tony Blair has
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