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	Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The rejection of the constitution in the referenda in France and the Netherlands, made the TCE's future and the implementation of its provisions highly uncertain, provoking a crisis of confidence in the project which has resulted, at least initially, in a degree of strategic paralysis.
		The TCE would have specified that the EU is a union of member states, and that all its competences (areas of responsibility) are voluntarily conferred on it by its member states according to the principle of conferral.
		Eurosceptics (particularly in the United Kingdom) saw it as entrenching a European superstate, whilst the left (particularly in France) alleged that it is a sort of neoliberal Washington consensus for Europe.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/European_Union_Constitution (6133 words)

	First European Constitution Drafted
		The Constitutional Treaty is based on an initial draft prepared by the Convention on the Future of Europe.
		The EU will have two presidents, one for the Council of the European Union, which consists of the heads of state of each member country, and another for the European Commission, the Union's administrative arm.
		European Council’s Declaration on the ratification of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe calling for a period of reflection.
	www.hrcr.org /hottopics/EuropeanC.html (1013 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Excerpts: Europe's draft constitution
		The European Parliament shall be composed of representatives of the Union's citizens.
		The European Union shall conduct a common foreign and security policy, based on the development of mutual political solidarity among member states, the identification of questions of general interest and the achievement of an ever-increasing degree of convergence of member states' actions.
		A European law or framework law of the Council shall lay down measures for the harmonisation of legislation concerning turnover taxes, excise duties and other forms of indirect taxation provided that such harmonisation is necessary for the functioning of the internal market and to avoid distortion of competition...
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/2938272.stm (1575 words)

	Caribbean Net News: European Union Constitution in trouble: What lessons for the Caribbean?
		Before the Constitution can be adopted, all the member states of the EU are required to ratify it either by a referendum or by vote in the national parliament.
		But the European Constitution itself should be little cause for further anxiety about the powers of the EU over the citizens of its individual member states.
		Of course, French rejection of the European Constitution would strengthen the significant opponents of such a Constitution in the United Kingdom who have long regarded membership of the EU as diminishing Britain’s power to control its own fate.
	www.caribbeannetnews.com /2005/05/17/sanders.shtml (1183 words)

	European Union Constitution: Debatabase - Debate Topics and Debate Motions
		The European Constitution is an attempt to provide an overall restructuring of the current EU institutional layout in order to deal with important challenges such as continuing EU enlargement, the EU integration process and the increasing role the EU is expected in play in world affairs.
		The Constitutional Treaty is the only comprehensive tool that exists right now in order to allow for this necessary overall reform, and has received more support from member states as well as different EU institutions than any other attempts for reform.
		The Plan A of a Constitutional treaty is simply not realistic given the two âNoâ votes that it has already encountered in France and the Netherlands, as well as a clear opposition that it is likely to encounter in the UK and Poland.
	www.idebate.org /debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=564 (2105 words)

	Federal Union \| European Constitution - a personal view
		I understand that the European Union is intended to create a body that will result in division of powers between the body and individual states, whereby it will achieve various objectives far better than the individual states could do on their own.
		The Union was founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of law.
		If the European Union were to be enlarged suddenly, it may present problems to societal security, as people in the UK and France are experiencing with East European workers, e.g.
	www.federalunion.org.uk /europe/050802desai.shtml (2325 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| What the EU constitution says
		A constitution for the European Union was agreed in Brussels on 18 June, 2004.
		The Union is said to be subsidiary to member states and can act only in those areas where "the objectives of the intended action cannot be sufficiently achieved by the member states but can rather...
		The European Council, that is the heads of state or government of the member states, "shall elect its President, by qualified majority, for a term of two and a half years, renewable once." The candidate will then have to be approved by the European Parliament.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/2950276.stm (1430 words)

	Dutch Vote on European Union Constitution
		Aurore Wanlin, an analyst with the London-based Center for European Reform, said the EU leaders meeting in Brussels in a few weeks are unlikely to pronounce the treaty dead.
		There is a series of top secret agreements between the European Union Council, the United States, Israel and different defense forces and intelligence services, which the EU voters - and many times not even their members of parliament - are allowed to see or hear about.
		European and national parliaments should be consulted and the texts made public so that there can be a debate as to their content and consequences.
	www.infowars.com /articles/nwo/eu_dutch_votes_no_eu_superstate.htm (1983 words)

	European Union Archives \| Samizdata.net
		Christian Democratic politicians from Berlin, Paris and the European Parliament were holding confidential talks to restart talks on the failed attempt to ratify a constitution for the European Union, according to reports in Der Spiegel magazine.
		The European Union is making soothing clucking sounds to try and calm the outraged Muslim masses with plans of a 'media code of conduct' designed to prevent a repeat of the Jyllands-Posten incident with the 'Satanic Cartoons'.
		The sad passing of the Constitution is unlikely to be a surprise to many people who doubted whether she would be able to recover from the savage beating she took in France last weekend.
	www.samizdata.net /blog/archives/cat_european_union.html (6343 words)

	Prophecy Central: Revived Roman Empire
		European Union agriculture commissioner Franz Fischler said the EU was ready to agree to a draft agreement on agriculture - seen as the key to an overall deal.
		European Commission President, Romano Prodi says that the successful transition to a unified currency among the 12 participating countries of the European Union foreshadows a United States of Europe.
		Commentary: This is the biggest event since the founding of the European Union to demonstrate the possible fulfillment of the prophecy from Daniel 2:27-45 of the formation of one last form of human world government, (iron mixed with clay) starting in the very geographical area of the old Roman Empire (iron).
	www.bible-prophecy.com /roman.htm (6520 words)

	European Union draft constitution unveiled
		BRUSSELS, June 13 (AFP) - A draft constitution covering 450 million inhabitants of the future European Union was unveiled Friday after a year-and-a-half of gruelling debate on how the EU should run its affairs after its biggest enlargement yet.
		The convention, whose members are drawn from EU governments, parliaments and the European Commission, is set to reconvene on July 9-11 to discuss part three of the constitution, which details the technical implementation of EU decisions and laws.
		The EU would also get a "foreign minister" who, with the new president, would be the union's face to the outside world and work to bridge the kind of divisions that saw damaging splits emerge recently over Iraq.
	www.citizenreviewonline.org /june_2003/european.htm (643 words)

	Does the European Union have a Constitution ? Does it need one?
		Along the same lines, some think that a "European Constitution" should be adopted as a basis for the establishment of a future European Federal State.
		To be or not to be in favour of such a Constitution often means to be or not to be in favour of the establishment of a Federal or a Confederal European State.
		* The author is the Legal Adviser of the Council of the European Union and was the Legal Adviser of the intergovernmental conferences which negotiated and adopted the Treaty of Maastricht and the Treaty of Amsterdam.
	www.jeanmonnetprogram.org /papers/00/000501.html (1793 words)

	EU@UN - Ratification of the European Union Constitution by Slovenia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		EU@UN - Ratification of the European Union Constitution by Slovenia
		Ratification of the European Union Constitution by Slovenia (2/2/2005)
		Commissioner Wallström on EU Constitution ratification by Austria and Slovakia (12/5/2005)
	europa-eu-un.org /articles/sl/article_4302_sl.htm (307 words)

	Online NewsHour: Dutch Voters Reject EU Constitution at Polls -- June 1, 2005
		The European Union denounces President Bush's decision to impose tariffs on imported steel.
		And in particular, the future of the European economy and how it deals with the modern pressures of globalization and technological change and how we ensure that the European economy is strong and is prosperous in the face of those challenges.
		Governments at the national level have to take their own responsibility, but the European Union must take its responsibility and we need to explain that there are different levels of responsibility and the EU is not either to blame for or entitled to the credit for everything that happens.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/europe/jan-june05/eu_6-1.html (2308 words)

	NewsFromRussia.Com:European Union constitution is approved
		By vote of 500 to 137 with 40 abstentions, EP members gave their approval to the constitution whose draft was finalized at the english.pravda.ru/politics/2001/10/05/17225.html ' target=_blank>EU Brussels summit in June 2004.
		The constitution will come into effect as of Nov. 1, 2006 providing it is ratified by the EP and all EU member states.
		Approved by leaders of all 25 EU member states on Oct. 29, 2004, the constitution covers the EU's organization, the decision-making mechanism and the rights of EU citizens, tells Xinhua.
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2005/01/12/57816_.html (301 words)

	Spain: record abstention in referendum on European Union constitution
		The European Union’s (EU’s) proposed new constitution passed its first hurdle on February 20 in Spain’s referendum, with an overwhelming majority of voters supporting the constitution.
		The referendum was the first in a series of European polls to be held over the next 18 months on the constitutional treaty, which is aimed at consolidating the EU as an economic and military bloc against its major rivals, particularly the United States.
		Rather, it is aimed at legitimising the efforts of European finance capital and the major transnational corporations to consolidate a single, “free trade” market on the continent, in order to mount an economic challenge to the US, China and Asia.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2005/feb2005/spai-f23.shtml (1246 words)

	Federal Union \| campaign for a European constitution
		It was drafted by the European constitutional convention, set up by the Laeken summit in December 2001 and chaired by Valéry Giscard D'Estaing.
		The aim of the campaign is to show that the draft European constitution will make the European Union more democratic and more effective.
		European constitution - the euro - Europe in the world - UN reform - citizenship and rights - a federal UK
	www.federalunion.org.uk /europe/constitutioncampaign.shtml (392 words)

	ANTI-AMERICAN European Union Constitution GOING NOWHERE - Sean Hannity Discussion
		European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has acknowledged that the EU will not have a constitution for "at least two or three years".
		Mr Barroso insisted on wednesday that the EU should not be nostalgic for the constitution, but should make the most of the existing treaty framework.
		The problems over the constitution and the budget provide the backdrop for an informal summit of European leaders at Hampton Court in London at the end of October.
	www.hannity.com /forum/showthread.php?t=30415 (474 words)

	Worldandnation: European Union finishes draft of constitution
		The constitution is supposed to streamline decisionmaking in the EU when it expands from 15 to 25 members in May. Among other things, it calls for an EU president to replace the current presidency, which rotates among the 15 members every six months.
		Among other things, the constitution provides for a bill of rights guaranteeing freedom of speech and religion as well as rights to life, shelter, education, collective labor bargaining and fair working conditions.
		After EU leaders approve the constitution, it must be ratified by legislatures of all member states and by the European Parliament.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/07/11/Worldandnation/European_Union_finish.shtml (622 words)

	The European Constitution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Maastricht Treaty (1992) established EU citizenship and the European Monetary Union (EMU).
		The Amsterdam Treaty (1997) introduced measures to reinforce political union and prepare for enlargement towards the East.
		And finally, the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe seeks to simplify and synthesize previous treaties within a single, clear, foundational document for the European Union.
	www.unizar.es /euroconstitucion/Home.htm (239 words)

	God and Christianity in the European Union's constitution
		One reason for the creation of a constitution at this time is that the present union of 15 countries is expected to expand to as many as 25 countries by the end of 2004.
		Pope John Paul II has also lobbied European leaders for "a clear reference to God and the Christian faith to be formulated in the European constitution.
		"Europa: The European Union On-line" is at: http://europa.eu.int/index-en.htm
	www.religioustolerance.org /const_eu.htm (1732 words)

	France rejects European Union Constitution - Generational Dynamics
		The European Union crisis appears to be substantially worse than analysts are saying, because the generational implications are quite clear that opposition to a closer Union is only going to grow.
		Basically what we have is this: The European Union was designed, during the last few decades, by a diminishing group of people with one world view, and is today being rejected by growing group of younger people with a completely different world view.
		The people who were born after WW II have no such fear of war; in fact, they feel no attachment to and see no value in a European Union at all, except insofar as it immediately benefits them personally.
	www.generationaldynamics.com /cgi-bin/D.PL?d=ww2010.i.eu050601 (1400 words)

	European Mineralogical Union - Constitution
		The object of the Union shall be to further European cooperation in the Mineralogical Sciences.
		All communications addressed by the Union to the Member Society shall be directed to the Representative of the Society.
		(a) Moneys received by the Union from member societies or from any other source shall be held in custody by the Treasurer who shall defray from this source the expenditure properly incurred with his authority in the conduct of their respective tasks by the members of the Executive Commitee.
	www.univie.ac.at /Mineralogie/EMU/emuconst.htm (1237 words)

	The EU Constitution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Towards the end of the 20th century, it became clear for a large number of European leaders that the EU required a re-foundation and renovation.
		From an initial agenda that included the distribution of competencies, simplification and the incorporation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the Convention on the Future of Europe produced a fully-fledged proposal for a Constitution or Constitutional Treaty for Europe.
		On 29 October 2004, the Heads of State or Government of the 25 Member States and the 3 candidate countries signed the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe which will then need to be ratified by all 25 member states of the enlarged Union.
	www.unizar.es /euroconstitucion/Treaties/Treaty_Const.htm (177 words)

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