Let’s try to cut through all the spin on the Reform Treaty which was put on the IGC rails on Saturday morning 23 June.
First of all, the compromise reached is no more and no less than the draft Constitution brought in through the backdoor. In a mockery of the two no-referenda in France and [...]
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After the summit: time for a two-vision Europe
Posted in Eu Constitution, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union, Merkel on 24 June, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The “irrelevant” EU summit
Posted in Eu Constitution, European Public Sphere, European Union, Merkel on 19 June, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Will the European Council meeting of 21-22 June go down in history as a “new beginning” after the draft Constitution failure in France and the Netherlands? I am sure it will not.
Even if, on Friday, EU leaders manage to strike a deal on a “roadmap” to a new Treaty, what the summit will be remembered [...]
Strong climate policies do not need a new EU treaty
Posted in Climate change, Eu Constitution, European Commission on 1 June, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Do we need a new European treaty in order to save our climate? EU President Barroso certainly seems to think so.
According to today’s Financial Times, the Commission President has warned future UK prime minister Gordon Brown not to block a compromise deal on a watered-down European treaty. If the UK would fail to agree to [...]
Eco-Europe and the cities
Posted in Eu Constitution, Sustainability, eco-cities on 17 May, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
With more than half of the world population living in mega-cities, the miracle key to opening the door of a low-carbon Europe lies in these cities. Therefore, the C40 initiative, led by London, and supported by the Clinton Foundation, probably does more for the fight against climate change and energy insecurity than all UN climate [...]
EU 2007: lack of vision and fear of democracy
Posted in Eu Constitution, European Union, Wallström on 11 May, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I attended two citizens’s debates on the EU’s constitutional crisis in the last few days and got ample confirmation that we are just whistling in the dark when confronted with what is probably one of the EU’s most serious crises.
The first debate on the June 2007 roadmap (taking place in the European Parliament on 9 [...]
