Once and for all?
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 […]
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The results of the European Council, June 2007
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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The new EU Reform Treaty
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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Should there be a referendum on the next European treaty?
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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Orderly transition?
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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Europe in 2020: what’s the prognosis?
By Richard Laming It is not possible to talk about Europe in the year 2020 without first looking at the world as a whole. I think there are three trends
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Mortgaged to the Yanks
A documentary on BBC4 last night about the debt that Britain racked up after the second world war borrowing money from the Americans. The presenter was Sir Christopher Meyer, former
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Should there be life after death for the European constitutional project?
By Kalypso Nicolaïdis Should there be life after death for the European constitutional project? According to myth, it is the path to the Grail that matters. So for the quest
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Margot Wallström on The consequences of the lack of a European Constitution
That’s why we remain committed to the principles and values of the Constitution. Your committee is well aware that the issues addressed by the Constitution have not gone away. The
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Why is the constitutional treaty so long and complicated?
A very interesting seminar today on the future of the constitutional treaty. A full report will follow soon in the news section of the website, but here are some quick
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