Flying high
Switching from climate change to the airline industry, from effect to cause, maybe, my eye was caught by a story in the Financial Times today about Ryanair. It is proposing […]
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European political parties
There’s a new initiative to try and create European political parties. This one comes from Denmark, and the aim is to establish a notion of individual membership at the European
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The constitutional treaty explained: Legal personality for the EU
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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The constitutional treaty explained: A double-hatted foreign minister
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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The constitutional treaty explained: The citizens’ initiative
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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The European economy in 2046
Based on a speech by Richard Laming, member of the UEF Executive Bureau and Director of Federal Union, at the Hertenstein seminar, 23 September 2006. (Read this article as a
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Where next for the constitution?
An interesting discussion yesterday between Andrew Duff and Michael Moore, Liberal Democrat spokespeople on constitutional affairs in the European Parliament and foreign affairs in the House of Commons, respectively. (It
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The European Union as a power for peace
By Emmanouil Vrentzos During the UEF congress in Vienna I participated in the resolution working group titled: “The European Union as a Power for Peace”. Mr. Philip Agathonos (Vice-President of
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Europe v USA: whose economy wins?
By George Irvin Many Europeans are deeply ambivalent about the economic performance of the European Union. “The EU was meant to bring us a golden future, but instead it has
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Who is a European citizen?
By John Parry Introduction The American constitution, which is arguably the most frequently cited federalist model, asserts that “All persons born or naturalised in the United States and subject to
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