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Liam Fox wants to strengthen Nato
Conservative defence spokesman Dr Liam Fox MP has returned to the subject of Nato reform again. It’s an interesting subject, but not necessarily for the reasons he thinks. His complaint […]
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The price of water
An interesting discussion last week about the preservation of river basins, interesting not from the point of view of hydrogeology (a subject that doesn’t do much for me, I confess) […]
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Conservative and unionist
My fax machine brings me an article by Bob Walter, the Tory MP for North Dorset. He is proposing a private members bill in the House of Commons that would […]
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The citizen as consumer
My attention is drawn to a speech earlier this week by Meglena Kuneva, the (first ever) Bulgarian member of the European Commission. I think it is great that Bulgaria is […]
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François Bayrou: calls for new text which can be put to referendum
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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Max van den Berg: a more concise and relevant text
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 proposes a consultative European referendum
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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Finnish moves on internet alcohol
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 26 February 2007 The Finnish government is getting tough. Words to send a shiver down any spine. Their action this time is directed at Estonian […]
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Fishing in the Pacific
Two things caught my eye in a report in the Financial Times today about the decline of fish stocks in the Pacific Ocean. (Read the report here.) The first is […]
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Attempts to revive EU constitution
By Richard Laming Published in The Independent, 19 February 2007 Sir: Simon Carr may be an experienced observer of Westminster but he is woefully ill-informed about the European Union (sketch, 8 […]