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Months and not years
This blog has reported before on the commitment by the Conservative party to leave the EPP in the European Parliament, and also on William Hague’s recent speech on his party’s […]
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A European referendum for a European Constitution
A new campaign launched by the Union of European Federalists – 27 July 2006 Political declaration of Mrs Mercedes Bresso, President of the UEF Mrs Mercedes Bresso, the President of […]
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I love Dan Hannan
Daniel Hannan, Conservative MEP for the south east of England, has featured in this blog from time to time. He is quoted beautifully in yesterday’s Financial Times, in a piece […]
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The truth about Lebanon
An excellent posting by Joschka Fischer, former German foreign minister, on the Guardian comment site here. Since leaving the Bundestag after the last election (in which the grand coalition pushed […]
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Drinking tells us something about Europe
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 25 July 2006 The consumption of alcohol is something that both unites and divides Europe, with important political consequences as we shall see. Alcoholic drinks […]
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The Henry Jackson Society
To the launch of a new book by the Henry Jackson Society, “The British moment”. The book is based on the belief that foreign policy should be based on values […]
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Extradition
Reading the debate about the Nat West Three, there are a number of interesting points that can bear a bit more discussion. (The origin of the case is the extradition […]
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Not enough openness in the Council, yet
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 14 July 2006 The broadcast of the ECOFIN meeting live on the web yesterday (Tuesday 11 July) was a welcome innovation in transparency within the […]
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Britain should remain a member of the European Union: yes or no
By Richard Laming Thank you for the invitation to come and speak here today. The question of British membership of the European Union is an important one, as I am […]
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Is a majority enough?
I went to the Second European Citizens’ Convention in Vienna last week, and said a few words in a discussion about how a future constitution might be ratified. An earlier […]