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veto Archive
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Why is the constitutional treaty so long and complicated?
Posted on 18/11/2006 | No CommentsA 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 reactions. The basic debate was between Andrew Duff MEP and Wayne David MP, each a... -
Is a majority enough?
Posted on 05/07/2006 | 2 CommentsI 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 speaker, Sergio Pistone, had spoken of the importance of majority voting, rather than unanimity, in... -
Loss of EU vetoes
Posted on 26/05/2006 | No CommentsBy 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 might lose their veto while large ones retain theirs, this will be easier said than... -
One seat
Posted on 10/05/2006 | No CommentsA 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. It would save 200 million euros a year, money which could be put to much... -
The retention of the national veto will bring the enlarged Union to a halt
Posted on 20/11/2003 | No CommentsFederalist 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 too often that the forthcoming enlargement of the European Union will change the EU beyond...
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