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EUDemocrats Blogspot: Estonians never wanted the euro

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Estonians never wanted the euro. The first of January - the day Estonia started to replace the kroon with the euro, was a sad day for Estonia and for Europe. Estonia is switching to the euro during the worst crisis in the history of the common currency. And by joining the euro without a referendum, the Estonian government is not only gambling with the Baltic nation's economy and welfare but also with its democracy and its right to self-determination. However, Estonia's government has chosen not to follow...

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EUDemocrats Blogspot: January 2011

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Estonians never wanted the euro. The first of January - the day Estonia started to replace the kroon with the euro, was a sad day for Estonia and for Europe. Estonia is switching to the euro during the worst crisis in the history of the common currency. And by joining the euro without a referendum, the Estonian government is not only gambling with the Baltic nation's economy and welfare but also with its democracy and its right to self-determination. However, Estonia's government has chosen not to follow...

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EUDemocrats Blogspot: Out of the frying pan and into the fire

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Out of the frying pan and into the fire. The day begun with a meeting with the Dalai Lama. He was invited to speak in the plenary and prior to that he was to meet with the presidents of Parliaments groups, and I did not want to miss the opportunity to meet such a celebrity. The Dalai Lama was surprisingly un-political. He spoke of inner peace and the need for more women in politics. Because, according to him, women think more holistic and are more caring. . After having heard the Dalai Lama speak in the ...

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EUDemocrats Blogspot: November 2008

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David Heathcoat-Amory on Lisbon. By David Heathcoat-Amory,. MP, Conservative Party, UK. In 2001, the EU heads of government issued the Laeken Declaration, calling for a reformed Europe, ‘closer to its citizens’. That reform has never been carried out. Look at the EU budget – now rejected by the auditors for the 14th year. . So we must build a new Europe on the principle of national self-government. We can then cooperate together to tackle common problems. It means saying no to the Treaty of Lisbo...David...

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EUDemocrats Blogspot: David Heathcoat-Amory on Lisbon

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David Heathcoat-Amory on Lisbon. By David Heathcoat-Amory,. MP, Conservative Party, UK. In 2001, the EU heads of government issued the Laeken Declaration, calling for a reformed Europe, ‘closer to its citizens’. That reform has never been carried out. Look at the EU budget – now rejected by the auditors for the 14th year. . So we must build a new Europe on the principle of national self-government. We can then cooperate together to tackle common problems. It means saying no to the Treaty of Lisbo...David...

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EUDemocrats Blogspot: December 2008

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Ireland will re-run the same treaty with no legal changes. The EU Summit in Brussels finished on time. The Irish government formally betrayed its people by accepting to have a new referendum on exactly the same text which was rejected 12 June by 53,4 % of the Irish voters. . They also accepted a decision to bring the Lisbon treaty into force from 1 January 2010 even if it has been rejected. Thereby they have already concluded that a second referendum will be a “yes”. The reality is that the Irish governm...

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EUDemocrats Blogspot: From Crisis to Victory

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From Crisis to Victory. The past week offered something resembling a diplomatic crisis as well as a major parliamentary victory. Last week I was part of a delegation from the European Parliament's Constitutional Committee (called AFCO). The delegation went to Prague, with the purpose of paying an official visit to the country that is taking over the EU presidency. Naively I though that it would be a courtesy visit. But no! I assumed so much, but I got wiser. However the situation is that a case has been ...

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EUDemocrats Blogspot: Ireland will re-run the same treaty with no legal changes

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Ireland will re-run the same treaty with no legal changes. The EU Summit in Brussels finished on time. The Irish government formally betrayed its people by accepting to have a new referendum on exactly the same text which was rejected 12 June by 53,4 % of the Irish voters. . They also accepted a decision to bring the Lisbon treaty into force from 1 January 2010 even if it has been rejected. Thereby they have already concluded that a second referendum will be a “yes”. The reality is that the Irish governm...