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Gagged
A delegation of MEPs in Singapore complain that they have been prevented from speaking at a meeting on the subject of democracy. The government there objected. Read about it here: […]
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Future EU relations with Russia: implications for the European constitutional debate
London, Saturday 31 March 2007 The 2007 AGM of Federal Union will be held on Saturday 31 March. The meeting will discuss the future of EU relations with Russia and […]
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New campaign for a European referendum attracts public support – Let the European people decide!
Saturday 17 March 2007 A new campaign for a European referendum on the European constitution was launched in Berlin on Saturday 17 March. The campaign calls for a consultative referendum […]
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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 […]