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Federal Union Now – new publication by Andrew Duff
Posted on 05/09/2011 | 1 CommentThe European Union must take a decisive step towards a federal economic government, with common fiscal policies and a larger budget, if it is to save the euro. Saving the euro is the precondition for the economic recovery of all Europe Therefore a major revision... -
A deal with the Czechs
Posted on 03/11/2009 | 2 CommentsSo, a deal was struck with the Czech Republic to get the Lisbon treaty through. An opt-out from the Charter of Fundamental Rights, along Polish and British lines, was added to the treaty, and that was enough to satisfy the Czech president, Vaclav Klaus. (Read... -
Writing history
Posted on 15/10/2009 | No CommentsBy Richard Laming EUOBSERVER / COMMENT – Czech president Vaclav Klaus wants to write his name in the history books. But is he choosing to make the right kind of history? Read the whole article here 091015euobserver -
Home truths about abroad
Posted on 01/07/2009 | 1 CommentThe judgment by the German constitutional court approving of the Lisbon treaty has been broadly welcomed by pro-Europeans in Germany. (See a commentary by Hans-Jürgen Schlamp on Speigel Online here.) One exception to this general rule, though, is that there has been some concern expressed... -
No call for a general election
Posted on 16/06/2009 | No CommentsGordon Brown seems to have weathered the storm over his leadership of the Labour party, which has a positive consequence for the future of the Lisbon treaty. (Or rather, it avoids a negative consequence.) Specifically, the Conservatives have said that if they win a general... -
Two arguments against having a referendum on the Lisbon treaty
Posted on 12/03/2009 | 2 CommentsI was asked to give a speech at a conference today, arguing the case against having a referendum on the Lisbon treaty. I’d rather have been asked to speak about why the Lisbon treaty is a good thing – focusing on the content rather than... -
A second Irish referendum
Posted on 12/12/2008 | 1 CommentThere are lots of reasons for doubting whether holding a second Irish referendum on the Lisbon treaty is a good idea, or whether it can be won, but it cannot be correct to say that to do so would be undemocratic. The EU treaties require... -
A strange kind of patriotism
Posted on 03/07/2008 | 2 CommentsAfter the Irish referendum, the president of Poland refuses to sign the Lisbon treaty, even though the Polish parliament gave it an overwhelming majority back in April (384 votes to 56 in the lower house, 74 votes to 17 in the Senate). In effect, President... -
Can the treaty proceed without Ireland?
Posted on 19/06/2008 | 2 CommentsIt is sometimes suggested that the Lisbon treaty should go ahead on the basis of only 26 ratifications, without Ireland, after the result of the referendum last week. Looking at the text of the Lisbon treaty, this is clearly impossible. In the final provisions of... -
What would a second Irish referendum solve?
Posted on 18/06/2008 | No CommentsBy Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 18 June 2008 The defeat of the Lisbon treaty in the Irish referendum last week has led to lots of head-scratching about what do to next. The Irish foreign minister Micheál Martin has declared that he does not know yet:...
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