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The European constitutional convention: how far towards federalism?
Report from the AGM, 22 March 2003 Jeremy Hargreaves: What’s wrong with politics? What would a federal Europe look like? Too often we talk as if it’s something somewhere ‘over […]
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Europe needs a powerful voice in the world
The European Commission should take a lead in formulating European foreign policy The functions of the High Representative on Foreign Policy should be taken over by a Vice-President of the […]
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Europe needs influential national parliaments
A Federal Union paper for the European constitutional convention National parliaments should be given time to scrutinise legislative proposals The Council should meet as an assembly, not as a committee […]
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Europe needs a democratic and efficient legislative process
A Federal Union paper for the European constitutional convention The European Parliament should have co-decision making powers on all legislation and the budget The Council should meet as an assembly, […]
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Europe needs an accountable president
A Federal Union paper for the European constitutional convention The European Commission should become the executive of the EU The European Parliament should elect the European Commission The presidency of […]
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The future’s federal
By Brendan Donnelly At the end of last year, I was offered the post of Director of the Federal Trust, an offer I immediately accepted. Most of my friends were […]
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The slow death of national sovereignty
National sovereignty – the claim of a state (that is to say by its government) to be judge and jury in its own cause – has been an assumed right […]
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Federalism and national identity
By Richard Laming Concern about nationalism and national identity is the basis of the enduring debate about the future of the European Union today: given how stubbornly the countries of […]
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EU points the way forward
By John Stevens First published in the Financial Times – 19 February 2003 Sir, The Spanish foreign minister (“EU divisions over Iraq can be mended”, February 17) justifies her government’s […]
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Nucleus of a European foreign policy
By Professor Stephen Haseler First published in the Financial Times – 14 February 2003 Sir, I read with mounting disbelief the view of your normally sensible columnist Philip Stephens (“Learning […]