Monday, March 12, 2007

Reviving the EU Constitution

Listen to MEP Roger Helmer, on the topic from here. Read the implications from this link, which begins as follows: The German government in Berlin is prevailing over the resistance that had been raised by several EU governments and is imposing central elements of a European-wide "constitution". The Czech Republic has followed Great Britain and the Netherlands in declaring its willingness to relent. The conservative candidate for the French presidency, Nicolas Sarkozy, has announced the parliamentary ratification of a "simplified contract". The only condition is that the German government renounce on the use of the designation "constitution," otherwise the necessary circumvention of a renewed referendum would only be possible in the Netherlands under a breach of national law. According to the German Chancellor's Office's internal schedule, the final negotiations should begin April 23 and be terminated around June 1......

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