The European Union Reform Treaty – How will it affect the UK?
Article posted by Unlock Democracy
By John Palmer and Peter Facey
The European Union Reform Treaty will be the focus of heated political debate throughout the United Kingdom. This booklet is a basic introduction to the Treaty. It will be a useful introduction and summary for anyone who wants to know more about this issue.
In the booklet:
- John Palmer provides a brief guide to the key changes in the Treaty.
- Peter Facey then gives Unlock Democracy’s views on whether the Treaty will help improve democracy in the European Union. He evaluates the Treaty’s effects in improving representation, participation, rights, accountability, and transparency.
The European Union Reform Treaty – How will it affect the UK?
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February 4th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Retired MEP seeking info on reform treaty
February 8th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
[...] There’s an interesting debate to be had over whether Lisbon is a step forward or backwards for EU democracy. One thing I’ve noticed is that aside from muttering darkly and incoherently about loss of sovereignty and “self reforming treaties”, the Euro-sceptics appear to avoid this debate like the plague. I recommend you pop over to Unlock Democracy and read their guide. Agree with it or not, at least it is an argument about the Treaty itself rather than the staid debate over a referendum. [...]
February 23rd, 2008 at 4:24 pm
does anyone knows if there is any other information about this subject in other languages?
May 11th, 2008 at 7:27 am
Bit late in the day – sorry – but here are a few sites in French, with a more limited English section. The most complete perhaps, with a remarkable number of links, is:
http://etienne.chouard.free.fr/Europe/
A couple more:
http://www.urfig.org/francais.htm
http://www.collectifdu29mai.org/Les-mensonges-du-traite-de.html
Their underlying theme could be summed up as the confiscation of democracy by non-elected bodies like the WTO and the EU commission. The Treaty of Lisbon is exposed as an unreadable rehash of the treaty rejected in 2005. Who says so? Why, Giscard himself (The Independent, 30.10.2007, in an article previously published in Le Monde).