Federal Europe
By Richard Laming Published in The Independent, 20 April 2004 Sir, The principle of subsidiarity enshrined in the proposed European constitution – that the European Union should act only where it can do so better […]
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Sex and the single market
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 26 June 2003 The latest proposal from the European Commission to ban “sexist” advertising is exactly the kind of thing that the European Union should
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Europe should trust its voters
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 3 June 2003 I was asked recently about a proposal that the European constitution should include a provision harmonising criminal penalties for domestic violence. What
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Can competences be shared in the European Union?
Letter to Ferdinand Mount, columnist in the Sunday Times, 13 April 2003 I read with interest your piece in the Sunday Times today – I think there is more sense
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Simplicity is a virtue
Federalist Letter to the European Constitutional Convention Issue number 5, 3 October 2002 Dear Members of the Convention In the European political process, simplicity is a virtue. Just because one
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The necessary regional presence in the European Union: the case of the Balearic Islands
By Pere Sampol i Mas First of all, I would like to welcome you to the Balearic Islands, a small country located in the Mediterranean Europe which has been a
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Charles Handy on federalism
Federalism is an emotive word in Britain today. That is both silly and sad, because federalism, as a form of organisation, is becoming more and more relevant to every complex
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