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Ulrich Beck, Sociologist
“My proposal is as simple as it is radical: the Constitution, drastically reduced, should be submitted to approval once again, and not just by each Nation State on its own, […]
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Heinz Fischer, Federal President of the Republic of Austria
“The negative outcome of the referendums held in two Member States has not only brought matters to a halt for the moment but also put a huge damper on the […]
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Jürgen Habermas, Philosopher
“I believe Europe should make an effort to fine tune reforms that not only confer effective decisional powers to the Union, but also its own Foreign Minister, a President elected […]
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Romano Prodi, Italian prime minister
“.. if, in 2007, the absolute impossibility of rescuing the present text [of the Constitution] is ascertained, we should think of drawing up a new shorter and simplified text – envisaging […]
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Guy Verhofstadt, Belgian Prime Minister
“Within the European Union it is necessary to form a central nucleus of countries that should take the initiative. It is conceivable that two concentric circles should take shape in Europe: […]
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When will they ever learn?
By Richard Laming Published in The Observer, 26 November 2006 There is a closer south east Asian parallel than Vietnam for the unfolding disaster in Iraq. (‘Time for your Vietnam history […]
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Schüssel in favour of an EU referendum
Schüssel in favour of an EU referendum from: Süddeutsche Zeitung Mobile Ausgabe vom Freitag 17.11.06 Schüssel für EU-Referendum Alle Bürger sollen gleichzeitig über Verfassung abstimmen München – Der Österreichische Bundeskanzler […]
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The future of the European Constitution
By Emmanouil Vrentzos Report on the seminar held on 18 November 2006 On 18 November 2006, Federal Union organised an event on the future of the European constitution, which took […]
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Trade on trial
I was at a debate on Thursday evening about EU trade policy: is it, broadly speaking, doing the right things? The pro case was that international trade is a good […]
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Margot Wallström on The consequences of the lack of a European Constitution
That’s why we remain committed to the principles and values of the Constitution. Your committee is well aware that the issues addressed by the Constitution have not gone away. The […]