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Government should admit that draft European constitution is federal, say pro-Europeans
19 June 2003 The draft constitution to be presented to the European summit in Thessaloniki today is a great step forward for the democracy and effectiveness of the European Union, […]
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The Convention is failing to bring democracy to the European Union
Federalist Letter to the European Constitutional Convention Issue number 9, 12 June 2003 THE CONVENTION IS FAILING TO BRING DEMOCRACY TO THE EUROPEAN UNION For all the study of democracy […]
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The Convention is failing to learn the lessons of the crisis in Iraq
Federalist Letter to the European Constitutional Convention Issue number 8, 11 June 2003 THE CONVENTION IS FAILING TO LEARN THE LESSONS OF THE CRISIS IN IRAQ The hype about the […]
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Challenges for federalism in an enlarged Union
By Richard Laming Based on a speech given at the Europa-Haus-Marienberg seminar, “The future of the European Union”, 19-22 June 2003. Thank you for inviting me here today. It is […]
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Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory: Britain and the euro
By George Irvin The euro debate has become emblematic of Britain’s increasingly uneasy relationship with the EU, a relationship strained by years of indecision about economic and political integration, damaged […]
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Let’s have a real euro debate
By George Irvin There are a number of glaring misconceptions in the current debate. In fact, at present it’s a debate unworthy of my first year graduate students! Take the […]
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The European Council cannot lead Europe: the European Commission can
Federalist Letter to the European Constitutional Convention Issue number 7, 10 June 2003 THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL CANNOT LEAD EUROPE: THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION CAN One of the main issues to be […]
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How not to join the euro
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 10 June 2003 The British government’s announcement yesterday, 9 June, that Britain will not be joining the euro any time soon should not have surprised […]
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Pro-Europeans say government is not serious about joining the euro
9 June 2003 Pro-Europeans have criticised today’s statement by Gordon Brown for not outlining a serious commitment to joining the euro. “Over the past six years, the government has made […]
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The common European interest must be defended
Federalist Letter to the European Constitutional Convention Issue number 6, 3 June 2003 THE COMMON EUROPEAN INTEREST MUST BE DEFENDED! THE INTRODUCTION OF ROTATION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN […]