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Speech to the European constitutional convention
By Fernand Herman, on behalf of the Federalist Voice network Mr Presidents, ladies, gentlemen, honourable members of the Convention You have heard at length from diverse members of civil society […]
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The European Convention: work in progress
By Brendan Donnelly Current discussion of the European Convention’s work and prospects centres around three related topics, namely the ability or otherwise of the Convention to arrive at a consensus […]
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The Laeken Declaration: the way to a constitution for the citizens of Europe?
After the embarrassment of the Nice Summit the heads of state and government were obliged to recognise that the old way of working via government representatives meeting behind closed doors […]
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The case for a federal Europe
By John Pinder Clarity is needed about a concept that has been so much abused in British politics. A federal polity is simply one with democratic government at two or […]
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Europe’s choice
By John Williams Atlanticism versus European federalism: the choice between consolidating United States global hegemony and restoring global balance-of-power The British political establishment’s habit of giving precedence to the mythological […]
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EU citizenship in an inter-cultural union
By John Parry Over past decades, Europe has seen the development of two apparently contradictory trends. The first is the realisation that countries can more effectively defend their own interests […]
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Can the Laeken Convention save the European Union?
By Marc-Oliver Pahl The European Union has been discussing the reform of its constitutional foundations to prepare for enlargement to the East since spring 1996. In the first round of […]
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Time to stop bashing the Commission
By Richard Corbett MEP Popular EU decisions are rapidly claimed by governments. Unpopular ones are blamed on the Commission. The European Commission is the eternal bogeyman of Europe. But in […]
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Comitology rules
By Terry Bishop “Europe in Charge: Committee Governance in the European Union”, Thomas Christiansen and Emil Kirchner, Editors, 189pp. Manchester University Press, £40, 0719055520 “Democracy In The European Union”, Dimitris […]
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European Union Charter of Basic Rights
Summary of Policy Forum discussion – 19 February 2000 Report drafted by John Parry Introduction The Cologne Summit in June 1999 decided that “the fundamental rights at Union level should […]