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Constitution Architect Criticises “Cosmetic Changes”
Thursday, 19 July 2007
EU Observer reports that one of the chief architects of the EU Constitution, former French President, Valery Giscard-d’Estaing, has criticised the new “Reform Treaty” in a speech to the European Parliament on Tuesday. While declaring that the substance of the original constitution had been retained, he complained that “what was difficult to understand will become utterly incomprehensible”.
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MEPs Take Symbolic Stand
Thursday, 12 July 2007
The European Parliament is considering flying the EU flag and and playing the EU anthem more often in its own buildings as part of a political message to member sates who have scrapped the Union’s symbols from the new EU Treaty, reports EU Observer.
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Irish Trade Unions to Campaign for “No” Vote
Friday, 06 July 2007
EU Observer reports that the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has threatened to campaign for a “No” vote in an Irish referendum on the proposed new EU treaty if the clause allowing Ireland to opt out of the Charter of Fundamental Rights is not removed. The Green Party, partners in the new coalition government, also said they would not support any watering down of EU-wide equality legislation for domestic implementation.
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“Treaty Changes Are Only Presentational”
Tuesday, 03 July 2007
Writing in Saturday’s edition of The Irish Times (subscription required), former Irish Taoiseach, Dr. Garret Fitzgerald points out that “virtual incomprehensibility has now replaced simplicty as the key approach to European reform” and that the changes to the constitutional treaty now proposed “…are presentational changes that have no practical effect”. “They have simply been designed to to enable certain heads of government to sell their people the idea of ratification by parliamentary action rather than by referendum.” Dr. Fitzgerald also quotes current Irish premier, Bertie Ahern as having admitted at the end of the Brussels summit that “all the changes we made are for the worse…thankfully they haven’t changed any of the substance”. Nevertheless, Ahern left open the option for Ireland to exercise opt-outs from QMV decisions on justice issues, similar to those sought by Britain, on account of its common law system.
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Ahern Confirms Irish Referendum on Treaty
Saturday, 23 June 2007
RTE Reports this morning that Irish Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern has confirmed that a referendum on the rehashed EU constitutional treaty will be held in Ireland “some time next year”. This may well prove one of the final opportunities for the citizens of a member state to reject this flawed formula in solidarity with the 80% of its fellow EU citizens who want, but have been denied, the right to a vote on it. It appears that only Denmark also plans to hold a plebicite on the issue, perhaps before Ireland, which means the Irish will come under the intense focus of all of Europe before the poll. They must reflect well and reject this treaty for the sake of their fellow Europeans and pave the way for a new dispensation to draft a sensible concise document which can ensure greater democratically accountability, efficient governance and a brave new vision for Europe.
 
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