Tradition
The BBC news online report on the summit in Brussels reports this: “The inter-governmental conference is the body that is charged with drafting the EU’s reform treaties, traditionally created with the […]
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Liam Fox wants to strengthen Nato
Conservative defence spokesman Dr Liam Fox MP has returned to the subject of Nato reform again. It’s an interesting subject, but not necessarily for the reasons he thinks. His complaint
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Why is the constitutional treaty so long and complicated?
A very interesting seminar today on the future of the constitutional treaty. A full report will follow soon in the news section of the website, but here are some quick
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Is a majority enough?
I went to the Second European Citizens’ Convention in Vienna last week, and said a few words in a discussion about how a future constitution might be ratified. An earlier
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Loss of EU vetoes
By Richard Laming Published in the Telegraph, 26 May 2006 Sir, If, by advocating a “population-based veto”, the Conservative MEP Charles Tannock (letter, May 25) means that small EU member states
One seat
A new website has been launched, with a campaign for the European Parliament to be based in Brussels rather than to have to keep moving to Strasbourg for plenary sessions.
The retention of the national veto will bring the enlarged Union to a halt
Federalist Letter to the Intergovernmental Conference Issue number 14, 20 November 2003 The retention of the national veto will bring the enlarged Union to a halt It cannot be said
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