A problem of rotation
Another example of the problems caused by the rotating presidency of the Council of Ministers came into my in-box today. Federalists have long criticised the system of changing the chair …
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An obsolete presidency
In European Voice, 10 June 2010 Dear Sir Your editorial “Spain must show the value of the rotating presidency” (27 May-2 June) betrays a dated review of the role of …
Let’s reduce the cost of Europe
EUOBSERVER / COMMENT – Back in the 1980s, an important piece of research by Paolo Cecchini looked at the benefits that would be gained by creating the single market, dubbed …
Collapse of Czech government shows weakness in EU
The latest news from the Czech Republic, famously that faraway country of which we know little, is that its government has collapsed. In a vote in the Czech parliament yesterday, …
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Au revoir, Nicolas Sarkozy, et merci
As the six month French presidency comes to a close, I have been asked for my reflections on the performance of President Sarkozy. Not only has he had to lead …
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 …