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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 […]
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Missile defence: the wrong route to peace
A submission to the Ministry of Defence by Federal Union, 19 January 2003 1. This submission falls into four parts. First, what is Federal Union? Secondly, what is missile defence? […]
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Asserting federalist Europe internationally
By John Williams The immediate unavoidable question of European politics, namely: What does the European Union constitutionally require to assert Europe’s international identity? The answers to this question crystallise what […]
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The GATS proposals: only half the picture
A submission by Federal Union to the Department of Trade and Industry, 2 January 2003 1. This submission falls into four parts. First, what is Federal Union? Secondly, why we […]
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Can Turkey join the EU?
Reply to an enquiry via the website – 4 December 2002 What’s your opinion on Giscard d’Estaing’s recent comments on Turkey entering the EU? I agree 100% with him. Turkey […]
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Can Turkey join the EU?
Letter in the Sunday Times – 22 December 2002 GEOGRAPHY: To be eligible for EU membership, a country has to have European territory, which is why Turkey and Russia may […]