July 1, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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You can just picture the smug grin on his face first thing this morning as Cherie rolls over in bed with a sultry “Good morning, Mr President”, can’t you? (Excuse me a moment while I go and scrum myself down … Continue reading
June 18, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Le Monde seems to think there’s one already and – perhaps unsurprisingly – thinks it’s all Tony’s fault. The New York Times seems to be rather more anti-Chirac. From that NYT article, Luxembourg’s somewhat hysterical Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker once … Continue reading
June 6, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Switzerland, eh? Never could quite work out their insistence on holding referenda on everything under the sun, but they’ve got it nicely right this time. Not only have they demonstrated happily that they’re one of the least homophobic countries in … Continue reading
May 31, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Well, that didn’t take long… The Guardian: Europe’s shattered dream: Blair to challenge Chirac Amid surprise that Paris and Berlin appear determined to press ahead with the ratification process after a 55% no vote, Mr Chirac will be asked in … Continue reading
April 15, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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I hadn’t spotted EU Rota before, and it seems to be literate, which makes a nice change. It has a couple of interesting posts on the French constitutional referendum, especially here, which makes some points I’ve been pondering: Regardless of … Continue reading
April 12, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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The difficulties of a French “No” vote in their upcoming referendum are nicely summarised by Netlex, though sadly in French, and I don’t have time to do a full translation. You could try and make do with Babelfish, but it’s … Continue reading
April 7, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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For a good overview of the various problems facing the Yes campaign in France, you could do worse than check out this post by J�r�me � Paris at Moon of Alabama. Alternatively, for an optimistic take from a French “Yes” … Continue reading
February 15, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Via Political Theory Daily Review, a pdf article providing an interesting (if flawed) overview of the development of the concepts of “sovereignty” and “the nation state” which EU-sceptics often seem to get so worked up about, as well as the … Continue reading
January 17, 2005
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Free constitution for every reader! (And news round-up)
Now there’s an idea. In preparation for their referendum on the EU constitution on 20th February, the Spanish dailies El Pais, El Mundo, ABC and Razon yesterday all provided free copies of the vast document with their regular papers. Not … Continue reading
January 14, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Following yesterday’s decision by the European Parliament to approve the constitution, things are kicking off a bit (even though the parliament’s decision actually means very little with all these referenda coming up). Blogging Labour MEP Richard Corbett, co-rapporteur for the … Continue reading
December 15, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on “Politically incorrect, xenophobic, racist and who knows what else”
Nope, not the usual UKIP suspects, but – supposedly – European politicians’ real reactions to the proposed Turkish accession to the EU: Even after 40 years of attempts to get closer, Brussels and Ankara are still strangers. That could be … Continue reading
December 11, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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Eurosavant reckons that Ukrainian NATO membership is simply not on the cards, while Elmar Brok, chairman of the European Parliament�s foreign policy committee, has said explicitly that “Ukraine belongs to Europe… Over the last few years we have given the … Continue reading
December 6, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Ukraine crisis – EU implications
A well-considered and interesting article on the impact the Ukrainian election crisis has had on the EU: “while the western establishment failed quickly to grasp the import of the Kiev events, the rapid engagement of Polish politicians in the unfolding … Continue reading
December 2, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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Still busy. Sorry. More posts soon. For now, a quickie: There looks to be a friendly disagreement between (pro-EU) Toby of Straight Banana and (anti-EU) EU-Serf of The Road to Euro Serfdom over the merits and bias of that mighty … Continue reading