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This is no crisis, not by European standards
By Nina Fishman The Editor Financial Times 22 June 2005 Dear Sir, Martin Wolf claimed recently that the FT is the European newspaper, read by the political leaders throughout the …
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EU chain of control
By Lawrence Fullick Published in The Tablet, 18 June 2005 Sir Stephen Wall’s view of the European Union after the French and Dutch referendums (The Tablet, 11 June) states some sensible …
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Precision
One of the supposed selling points of the European constitution was that it would define and limit the powers to the EU institutions. Member states and citizens would know where …
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All in this together
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 14 June 2005 In the aftermath of the French and Dutch referendums, nothing can be taken at face value in the EU. The debate about …
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What should the summit do?
Opinions fly around about the European Council meeting later this week, even among people who are normally on the same side in the debate about Europe. Should the ratification process …
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Nothing wrong with cherry-picking
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 9 June 2005 The failure of the two referendums in France and the Netherlands may have left pro-European campaigners with oeuf and ei on their …
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It was thirty years ago today
6 June 2005 The UK’s referendum on 5 June 1975 on future membership of the EEC was the first in its history. Odd perhaps that it was demanded by self-styled …
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What is the international community?
Federalists are pretty suspicious of the notion of the “international community”. It is generally taken to mean gatherings of countries who get together to enact common policies that might otherwise …
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Defining the future of the European continent
By Jo Leinen In the coming twelve months there is to be a phase of reflection about the future of the European project. Unfortunately, the European Council did not tell …
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Oh shit
30 May 2005 Whatever you think of the outcome of yesterday’s referendum in France, you have to admire the process. Millions of men and women went to the polls to …