“The alternative to a strong Brussels is not a centralised free market and minimal government interference. It is greater political capture of economic policymaking and abuse of authority by member […]
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“And so the question arises whether Germany can still be referred to unconditionally as a parliamentary democracy at all, because the separation of powers as a fundamental constituting principle of
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Niall FitzGerald (Chairman, Reuters) The modern world is characterized by international cooperation and pooling sovereignty on issues of mutual concern. If we want to address issues such as trade promotion,
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The world is a big, bad place and the relative importance of Europe’s individual states is declining economically and demographically with every passing year. As Mr Mandelson has found, it
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By George Parker in Brussels Published: June 17 2007 18:32 | Last updated: June 17 2007 18:32 Plans by Europe’s leaders to push a reworked European Union constitution on to
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“In today’s tense, multi-polar situation, European unification makes it possible for us to play a role which no one could have foreseen back at the start of the East-West conflict.
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Common positions would increase Europe’s influence – In the Financial Times By Stephany Griffith-Jones and Richard Jolly Published: June 11 2007 03:00 | Last updated: June 11 2007 03:00 From
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François Bayrou said citizens felt they had “a Europe, that they did not choose, imposed on them” with “opaque” and “impenetrable” rules, he said, before considering the “true nature of
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If a new treaty is to focus primarily on the concerns of the citizens, the Charter should definitely be included. The Dutch citizens have already indicated that they are hugely
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Frédéric Esposito, professor of law at the University of Geneva (IEUG) is militating in favour of a consultative European referendum that would allow the EU to get out of its
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