By Brendan Donnelly Published in The Times, 9 August 2006 Sir Lord Rees-Mogg reminds us of the “insult to our national independence” offered by the US Government in pressing for the […]
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A new campaign launched by the Union of European Federalists – 27 July 2006 Political declaration of Mrs Mercedes Bresso, President of the UEF Mrs Mercedes Bresso, the President of
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By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 25 July 2006 The consumption of alcohol is something that both unites and divides Europe, with important political consequences as we shall see. Alcoholic drinks
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By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 14 July 2006 The broadcast of the ECOFIN meeting live on the web yesterday (Tuesday 11 July) was a welcome innovation in transparency within the
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By Richard Laming Thank you for the invitation to come and speak here today. The question of British membership of the European Union is an important one, as I am
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By Richard Laming Published in the Telegraph, 26 May 2006 Sir, If, by advocating a “population-based veto”, the Conservative MEP Charles Tannock (letter, May 25) means that small EU member states
John Parry reviews “The accidental constitution”, by Peter Norman (published by EuroComment, Brussels), and “The struggle for Europe’s constitution”, by Andrew Duff (published by the Federal Trust) From the start,
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A review of “Succeeding Revolutions – 18th Century America and the 21st Century World”, by Ian Hackett (ISBN 0-9552454-0-0, London 2006), and “Siyasa Shariyya, The anthropology of Injustice – The
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By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 3 May 2006 Those were strong words from Polish defence minister Radek Sikorski at the weekend, comparing the proposed new pipeline between Russia and Germany
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By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 12 April 2006 Last week’s change of mind by the European Commission on the use of fluorinated gases in refrigeration and air conditioning will not
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