July 1, 2005
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Federalism – lessons from American history (likely to appeal to you Eurosceptics out there): first States, Countries and Nations from The Sierra Times, then The States’ Rights Tradition Nobody Knows from LewRockwell.com.
July 1, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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The BBC – A six-month charge for EU glory – good overview of the problems to be faced – and a few other distractions I’d forgotten about: “In [the] final part of the year, when the main Council decisions are … Continue reading
July 1, 2005
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Le Monde – The United Kingdom and the building of Europe: 45 years of ambivalence – a nicely critical timeline (in French), along with one of those all too common terrifying pictures of Thatcher…
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 29, 2005
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In Actual Fact on the practical side of ID cards: “What was surprising yesterday was that four people, in Bundesgrenzschutz uniform got on the train at Colmar in France and during the 10km journey to Saarbr�cken in Germany, went through … Continue reading
June 18, 2005
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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
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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
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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
May 24, 2005
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The French press, unsurprisingly considering their hard-fought referendum is due at the end of the week, has been analysing the EU like never before, with major newspapers Le Monde and Le Figaro devoting reams of copy to dissecting that damned … Continue reading
April 20, 2005
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So, farewell, then Dodgiest democratically-elected dude And longest-serving Italian premier for decades. You followed Bush Like a loyal pup, But your corruption And control of Italy’s media, Plus your arrogance And self-pardoning ways, Makes me glad you’re gone, Albeit only … Continue reading
April 15, 2005
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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
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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
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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
March 4, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Berlin Sprouts has a nice overview of some potential post-Orange Revolution developments on Europe’s easternmost fringe, three and a bit months after it all kicked off in Kiev, which nicely complements this Washington Times piece. Ultima Thule, meanwhile, has some … Continue reading