Thoughts this summer are turning to how to continue with the Lisbon treaty or, alternatively, how to continue without it. A reader of this blog suggests that the proposal for […]
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It is sometimes suggested that the Lisbon treaty should go ahead on the basis of only 26 ratifications, without Ireland, after the result of the referendum last week. Looking at
Can the treaty proceed without Ireland? Read More »
Federal Union Manifesto This manifesto is designed to mobilize committed Europeans to campaign for an effective and more democratic European Union and one that exercises its full potential in world
For an effective and more democratic European Union Read More »
The House of Lords European Union Committee issued a report entitled “The Treaty of Lisbon: an impact assessment”. Federal Union submitted written evidence to the Committee which you can read here.
The Treaty of Lisbon: an impact assessment Read More »
The House of Commons will be debating this week the call for a referendum on the Lisbon treaty. There are two questions at stake, even if the Speaker in his
Should there be a referendum on Europe and, if so, on what question? Read More »
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
Reform treaty: small step or giant leap? Read More »
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
How the Treaty of Lisbon will make the EU more democratic Read More »
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
An opportunity for democracy Read More »
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
What do the referendum campaigners really want? Read More »
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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