Review of 2005
By Richard Laming 2005 will be remembered as a bad year for federalism. There have been bad years before and there no doubt will be bad years again, so there […]
European constitution
How to restart the European process – a three point plan
Agreed by the Federal Union Committee Background The rejection of the European constitution by the referendums in France and the Netherlands is a setback but not a disaster. The prospect
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European constitution – a personal view
By Satish Desai Introduction During my visit to the USA, I had a short discussion with a Senator, who felt strongly that Europe could not be a “State” and rejection
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Inquiry into the EU’s Constitutional Treaty
Written evidence from Federal Union submitted to the House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee (read pdf version) Federal Union Federal Union was founded in 1938 and campaigns for federalism for
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After the constitution: what now?
By Richard Laming The rejection of the European constitution by the referendums in France and the Netherlands is a setback but not a disaster. The notion of a European constitution
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Why Luxembourg should vote Yes
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 7 July 2005 I don’t think anyone should be surprised if the people of Luxembourg need quite a lot of persuasion to vote for the
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This is no crisis, not by European standards
By Nina Fishman The Editor Financial Times 22 June 2005 Dear Sir, Martin Wolf claimed recently that the FT is the European newspaper, read by the political leaders throughout the
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All in this together
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 14 June 2005 In the aftermath of the French and Dutch referendums, nothing can be taken at face value in the EU. The debate about
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Nothing wrong with cherry-picking
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 9 June 2005 The failure of the two referendums in France and the Netherlands may have left pro-European campaigners with oeuf and ei on their
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Defining the future of the European continent
By Jo Leinen In the coming twelve months there is to be a phase of reflection about the future of the European project. Unfortunately, the European Council did not tell
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