By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 25 July 2007 The diplomatic dispute between Britain and Russia brings back unmistakeable echoes of the cold war. A Russian defector is brutally and mysteriously […]
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By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 28 June 2007 The successful European treaties all have a theme. The Single European Act created the single market, the Maastricht treaty gave us the
A treaty for foreign policy Read More »
A report from the European Citizens Initiative campaign from the European summit. They are of course happy that the direct democracy provision from the constitutional treaty remains in the new
Niall FitzGerald (Chairman, Reuters) The modern world is characterized by international cooperation and pooling sovereignty on issues of mutual concern. If we want to address issues such as trade promotion,
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What was agreed at the European summit? The European summit held in Brussels on 21-23 June 2007 has abandoned the idea of a European constitution and replaced it with a
The new EU Reform Treaty Read More »
A background briefing from Federal Union – 20 June 2007 The debate about whether or not there should be a referendum in the UK on the next European treaty
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There is some confusion in the press today about whether or not there will be a referendum in the UK on the successor to the constitutional treaty. Tony Blair has
Orderly transition? Read More »
The British anti-European newspapers are concerned today about the prospect of the European Union acquiring “legal personality” as a result of the next European treaty. This was Article I-7 of
The summit taking place later this week is provoking a lot of discussion and activity among the federalists. The central arguments of the campaign by the UEF are that the
I was in Cardiff at the end of last week, visiting some officials in the Welsh Assembly Government and going down to Cardiff Bay to see the Assembly itself. There
