This briefing outlines the origins and content of the draft European constitution, and why it will improve the European Union. The text in italics is intended to help you with […]
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Federalist Letter to the European Constitutional Convention Issue number 11, 9 July 2003 The experience of Europe should not be forgotten Majority voting should be included for future amendments to
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Federalist Letter to the European Constitutional Convention Issue number 10, 3 July 2003 Europe: “at our best when at our boldest” The Convention should not forget why it was established
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Federalist Letter to the European Constitutional Convention Issue number 9, 12 June 2003 THE CONVENTION IS FAILING TO BRING DEMOCRACY TO THE EUROPEAN UNION For all the study of democracy
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Federalist Letter to the European Constitutional Convention Issue number 8, 11 June 2003 THE CONVENTION IS FAILING TO LEARN THE LESSONS OF THE CRISIS IN IRAQ The hype about the
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Federalist Letter to the European Constitutional Convention Issue number 7, 10 June 2003 THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL CANNOT LEAD EUROPE: THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION CAN One of the main issues to be
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Federalist Letter to the European Constitutional Convention Issue number 6, 3 June 2003 THE COMMON EUROPEAN INTEREST MUST BE DEFENDED! THE INTRODUCTION OF ROTATION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN
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Statement by Movimento Federalista Europeo, 24 May 2003 In 1950, while the European Coal and Steel Community was being founded, Jean Monnet, after consulting the British Government, concluded thus: “Great
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By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 13 May 2003 Laws are like sausages, said Bismarck. You don’t want to watch them being made. But following the progress of the European constitutional
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By Richard Laming Published in the Financial Times, 28 April 2003 Sir, Denis MacShane (“Europe should forget the federalist papers”, April 23) is performing the old vaudeville trick of accusing your
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