A matter of respect
By Richard Laming There has been some interesting Eurosceptic criticism lately of the European Parliament’s vote against an amendment “to respect the outcome of the referendum in Ireland” on the
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Where to draw the line on Europe
By Richard Laming Published in The Independent, 12 March 2008 Sir, The obstacle in the way of a statement of the powers of the EU as clear as Simon Carr would
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What unanimity means
EUobserver reports a new threat to the ratification of the Lisbon treaty, arising from the Aaland islands. An autonomous part of Finland, the Aaland government is apparently demanding the same
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Exactly what it says on the tin
I know it doesn’t help much to rake over Wednesday’s debate in the House of Commons on whether to have a referendum on the Lisbon treaty, but I can’t resist
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The Treaty of Lisbon: an impact assessment
The House of Lords European Union Committee issued a report entitled “The Treaty of Lisbon: an impact assessment”. Federal Union submitted written evidence to the Committee which you can read here.
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Should there be a referendum on Europe and, if so, on what question?
The House of Commons will be debating this week the call for a referendum on the Lisbon treaty. There are two questions at stake, even if the Speaker in his
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Exposed by the call for a referendum
The squirming of the Eurosceptics in the face of the Liberal Democrat call for a referendum on EU membership tells us a lot about them. The Liberal Democrats themselves, having
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Stuart Etherington: The European Reform Treaty offers some real opportunities for increasing NGO influence and impact
for NGOs: “The European Reform Treaty offers some real opportunities for increasing influence and impact. The key part is Article 8, which provides for greater dialogue and participation of civil
William Hague’s problem
A speech on Europe today by Conservative shadow foreign secretary William Hague – you can read it here. His speech in the House of Commons at the opening of the
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A fashionable delusion about biofuels
Interesting that Open Europe, the anti-European campaign group, has published a report criticising the EU policy on biofuels. Read a summary of the report here and the whole report here.
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