General points 1. The constitution should be clear and in writing, adopted after public debate. 2. The ECJ should be the supreme court of the Union. 3. The constitution should […]
Proposals for the constitutional convention Read More »
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
Europe needs a powerful voice in the world Read More »
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
Europe needs influential national parliaments Read More »
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,
Europe needs a democratic and efficient legislative process Read More »
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
Europe needs an accountable president Read More »
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
Asserting federalist Europe internationally Read More »
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
Time to choose? European foreign and security policy Read More »
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
Federal Union’s model of the European Union could not be further from a superstate Read More »
