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| | The Path to the European Constitution |
 | | The “Crocodile Group”, formed in 1980 and coordinated by Altiero Spinelli, a former European Commissioner and founder of the European Federalist Movement, drew on the federalist approach, focusing on the expansion of the scope of Community activities with an increasing procedural involvement of the European Parliament. |
 | | The treaty dealt with new economic, monetary, social, and foreign policies for the union whose democratic legitimacy would be given by a two-chamber parliament with democratically elected members and a union council for representatives of the national governments. |
 | | A European Council summit at Fontainebleau was called, on June 25-26, 1984, to settle down positions and although Margaret Thatcher insisted on getting “her money back”, she turned more conciliatory in the run up to the Council, focusing on the liberalisation of the internal market, in which she firmly believed. |
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