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Questions about a federal Europe
Each answer on this page is the personal opinion of the author named and not necessarily of Federal Union. 1. Would you please be able to tell me any statistics […]
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Seeking wish fulfilment
By John Williams A review of “Paradise and power: America and Europe in the new world order”, by Robert Kagan (Atlantic Books, 2003 £10) Most reviews of Robert Kagan’s brief […]
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The euro referendum: a long time to wait
By Brendan Donnelly At the beginning of this year, the likelihood of the government’s holding and winning in 2003 a referendum on British membership of the euro was already slight. […]
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Proposals for the constitutional convention
General points 1. The constitution should be clear and in writing, adopted after public debate. 2. The ECJ should be the supreme court of the Union. 3. The constitution should […]
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Common foreign and security policy: pipedream or urgent necessity?
Report from the AGM, 22 March 2003 Stephen Haseler: Re-thinking NATO – a European declaration of independence The acute crisis in the Atlantic Alliance over Iraq that burst upon the […]
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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 […]