The European Commission should take a lead in formulating European foreign policy The functions of the High Representative on Foreign Policy should be taken over by a Vice-President of the […]
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A Federal Union paper for the European constitutional convention National parliaments should be given time to scrutinise legislative proposals The Council should meet as an assembly, not as a committee
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A Federal Union paper for the European constitutional convention The European Parliament should have co-decision making powers on all legislation and the budget The Council should meet as an assembly,
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A Federal Union paper for the European constitutional convention The European Commission should become the executive of the EU The European Parliament should elect the European Commission The presidency of
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By John Williams The immediate unavoidable question of European politics, namely: What does the European Union constitutionally require to assert Europe’s international identity? The answers to this question crystallise what
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Reply to an enquiry via the website – 4 December 2002 What’s your opinion on Giscard d’Estaing’s recent comments on Turkey entering the EU? I agree 100% with him. Turkey
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Letter in the Sunday Times – 22 December 2002 GEOGRAPHY: To be eligible for EU membership, a country has to have European territory, which is why Turkey and Russia may
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By Sir Timothy Garden The nature of US power US foreign policy is about promoting the interests of the United States; but this is true for most nations. Yet
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Correspondence with Peter Hain, British government representative in the European constitutional convention 11 October 2002 Dear Mr Hain You said on Newsnight this evening that all thoughts of a “federal
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Federalist Letter to the European Constitutional Convention Issue number 5, 3 October 2002 Dear Members of the Convention In the European political process, simplicity is a virtue. Just because one
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