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| | European Constitution: Information From Answers.com |
 | | Critics of the Constitution point out that, compared to many existing national constitutions (such as the 4,600-word United States Constitution), the European Constitution is very long, at over 60,000 words in its English version, including declarations and protocols. | | | The Constitution specifies 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. | | | The constitutional treaty was signed by representatives of the member states on October 29, 2004, and is now in the process of ratification by all of the member states. |
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http://www.answers.com/topic/treaty-establishing-a-constitution-for-europe
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| | BUNREACHT NA hÉIREANN |
| | Twentythird Amendment of the Constitution Act, 2001 [Allowing the State to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court]. | | | of this Constitution be exercised by or on the authority of the Government. | | | Subject to this Constitution, additional powers and functions may be conferred on the President by law. |
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| | Real Instituto Elcano |
| | European integration and the Constitutional Treaty, immediately unblocked by Prime Minister Rodríguez Zapatero, thus became the flagship of the Governments turnaround in foreign policy. | | | Furthermore, the tone of the Governments campaign was fundamentally constitutional: the Prime Ministers speeches in particular were full of references to 1978 and the constitutional nature of the text which was now being submitted for the voters consideration. | | | This also makes sense from the political standpoint since the ratification of this Constitution, which was almost entirely negotiated by the PP, has the support of 332 of the 350 members of Spains Congress of Deputies. |
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http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/analisis/701.asp
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| | Irish Law - Irish Constitution |
| | In 1972 the Constitution was amended to recognise Irelands membership of the EEC (now the EU) and there have been similar amendments to recognise major new European Treaties such as the Amsterdam Treaty of 1997. | | | Divorce was introduced by constitutional amendment in 1995, and abortion has been the subject of controversial amendments in 1983 and 1992. | | | A new Constitution in 1922 meant that twenty six counties became the independent Irish Free State. Six other counties in Northern Ireland remained part of the United Kingdom, and this has, of course, been the subject of great controversy since then. |
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http://www.ucc.ie/law/irishlaw/constitution
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| | EU Referendum |
| | Headed âBlair ready for another row with EU over new constitution demandsâ, we are led to believe that Blair is âto risk a new row with European leaders over the EU constitution by tabling a list of extra demandsâ that he hopes will help persuade Britain to vote "yes" in a referendum. | | | As a subsidiary and continuing theme (there are other examples) the European Council (comprised of Heads of States and Governments) are brought more into the maw of the EU as a Community institution, their freedoms of action being circumscribed by the Constitution imposing Qualified Majority Voting on them in key areas. | | | The Irish presidency is pressing on recklessly with the current draft constitution and the project is bound to tumble. |
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http://eureferendum.blogspot.com/2004_05_02_eureferendum_archive.html
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| | BBC NEWS Politics Labour 'facing backlash over EU' |
| | Labour is facing pressure from its own members and voters for a referendum on the proposed European constitution, a senior Labour MP says. | | | The re-drafting of the constitution has been prompted by the EU's forthcoming expansion, and the deadline date for European ministers to wrap up the debate is 17 June. | | | Mr Blair says a constitution is necessary when 10 new members join on 1 May expanding the EU to 25 members. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3573885.stm
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| | YES to the European Constitution: News |
| | European Union leaders Sunday welcomed the approval of the European constitution in a referendum by Luxembourg voters who backed the charter by 56.5 percent to 44.4 percent. | | | Cyprus is to press ahead with ratification of the troubled European Union constitution despite the decision of several key members to abandon the process after referendum defeats in France and the Netherlands. | | | Officials across the European Union on Monday praised Luxembourg's approval of the embattled EU constitution in a weekend referendum as a vital shot in the arm and evidence the charter is not dead. |
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| | Europe: european constitution, a bumpy road after the Spanish referendum |
| | When Valéry Giscard dEstaing, the former French president heading the convention in charge of drafting the European Constitution, realised they had finalised a document acceptable for the European Commission he felt rays of historic achievement shining down upon his humble self and, of course, his most competent colleagues in the convention. | | | In France, public opinion against the European constitution treaty is hardening. | | | In that sense the European constitution represents a legal framework for an imperialist EU block an an attempt to overcome the rivalry between the different European ruling classes in the pursuit of their specific interests on the world stage. |
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http://www.socialistworld.net/eng/2005/03/01europe.html
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| | European Union Legal Materials |
| | The Draft Constitution was completed and presented to the President of the EU by the President of the Convention on July 18, 2003. | | | The ECR is divided into three sections: I refers to decisions from the European Court of Justice; II refers to decisions from the Court of First Instance; III refers to staff cases. | | | Five EU institutions are involved in the legislative process: the Commission, the Council of the European Union, the Parliament, the Committee of the Regions, and the Economic and Social Committee. |
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http://www.law.columbia.edu/library/Research_Guides/internat_law/eu
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| | Lets combine a European Constitution Referendum with one for the Euro : reengage in UK politics, communications, complexity and more |
| | We need a European Constitution that allows most day-to-day decisions to be taken without single countries blocking them. | | | The constitution is a device to reduce the states to mere districts of a country called Europa with a central control (commission - all appointed not elected and outside of democracy). | | | Then, thanks to the European Court of Justice and affirmations by the House of Lords (UK supreme court) on numerous occasions, UK law became subject to EC law (economic side of the EU). |
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http://www.reengage.org/go/Article_253.html
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| | Irish Times Article - European leaders say constitution still alive |
| | European Union leaders claimed yesterday that the EU constitution remains alive despite Sunday's No vote in France but admitted that referendums elsewhere are now less likely to succeed. | | | Britain's Tony Blair called for "a period of reflection" after this week's referendums and said the debate on the constitution did not reflect citizens' concerns. | | | Dutch prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende urged his citizens to support the constitution despite the French vote. |
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http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/front/2005/0531/3990187368HM1EU.html
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| | The European Constitution - An Explanatory Guide |
| | The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe was agreed by the Heads of State or Government of the European Union's twenty-five Member States on 18 June 2004 and signed in Rome on 29 October 2004. | | | The European Constitution must be ratified by all Member States before it can enter into force. | | | The European Constitution aims to clarify the nature of the European Union, the extent of its powers and its relationship with its Member States, and makes some changes to its institutions and to certain of its policies. |
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http://www.europeanconstitution.ie
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| | European No Campaign: Overview |
| | The government is intending to hold the referendum about the European Constitution in late 2005 or early 2006. | | | The Parliament of Lithuania has already ratified the constitution. | | | Currently eleven states have decided to hold a referendum on the EU Constitution. |
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http://www.europeannocampaign.com/277.html
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| | Vote 2004 - It's About Democracy |
| | Abstract: By Colin Brown and Francis Elliott British diplomats have appealed to France not to hold a referendum on the new European constitution to avoid embarrassing Tony Blair. | | | Abstract: By Marie Woolf A European constitutional treaty would have profound implications for the UK and "raise issues of principle" for Britain's constitution, a Lords report concluded yesterday. | | | Abstract: Patrick Wintour, chief political correspondent Tony Blair is sceptical of moves to finalise a new EU constitutional treaty ahead of June's European elections, arguing that neither France nor Ge... |
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http://www.vote-2004.com/mediacentre/newsfiles.asp
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| | BreakingNews.ie: Chirac calls spring referendum on EU Constitution |
| | France will hold a referendum on the European Constitution in the spring, President Jacques Chirac announced today, calling on government ministers to work for a yes vote. | | | But first, the two houses of Frances parliament will vote formally in March to a revision of the French Constitution, needed to accommodate the expanded powers of the European Union, Justice Minister Dominique Perben said. | | | Chirac told ministers at the first Cabinet meeting of the year that the bill revising the French constitution will also strengthen the parliaments intervention powers in setting down European legislation. |
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http://www.breakingnews.ie/2005/01/03/story183034.html
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| | Irish Times Article - Minister casts doubt on holding of Irish referendum |
| | He continued: "In Ireland's case, we have now published a Bill providing for a national referendum on the European Constitution. | | | Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern has cast doubt on whether Ireland will hold a referendum on the EU constitution, following the "very difficult situation" created by the rejection of the constitution by France and the Netherlands. | | | Up to now the Government has been sending clear signals that it would not be diverted from its decision to hold a referendum on the constitution within a year, even if other countries voted No. |
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http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/front/2005/0603/4171977752HM1OCLERY.html
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| | BreakingNews.ie: Dutch to vote on EU constitution in June |
| | The Netherlands will hold its referendum on the European Union constitution on June 1. | | | The Netherlands is expected to be one of the few countries where the public vote may go against the constitution, which sets out the rules for making decisions affecting all member states. | | | Dutch to vote on EU constitution in June |
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http://www.breakingnews.ie/2005/02/23/story190720.html
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| | BBC NEWS Europe France plans EU constitution poll |
| | France had initially said it might ratify the European constitution by a vote in parliament. | | | "And so there will be a referendum, which is likely to be held next year, at the end of all of the procedures, notably the possible revision of the constitution to adapt our constitution to the main obligations of the constitutional treaty." | | | The new constitution agreed by 25 EU leaders last month must win approval in each member state either by a vote in parliament or by public referendum. |
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| | The Irish people who are living and working in Europe, the ones living the European ideal on a daily basis, are the very ones the Irish government has deprived of a vote on the European Constitution. | | | I would like to alert you to that fact that Irish citizens living abroad throughout the European Union are being denied their right to vote in the upcoming referenda on the proposed European Constitution. | | | May 2005, the rest can vote from Ireland by nominating a proxy in France. |
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http://www.votail.com
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| | RTE News - Spain backs new European Constitution |
| | RTE News - Spain backs new European Constitution | | | It is the first test of support for the constitution, which will go to a referendum in 11 European countries including Ireland over the next 18 months. | | | 6.1 News: Seán Whelan, Europe Editor, reports on the first test of support for the EU Constitution |
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| | MORGAN WELCOMES REFERENDUM ON EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION |
| | "With the expansion of the European Union to 25 and more states, we clearly need a new basis for working together and the work on the new EU constitution is designed to provide this. | | | I look forward to the constitution being agreed by everybody during the current Irish presidency and I believe it will help to build a more democratic and accountable Europe. | | | As the only major pro-European party in the North, we look forward to campaigning hard for a yes vote." |
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| | EUobserver.com |
| | EUOBSERVER / REFERENDUM - Ireland will definitely have a referendum on the European Constitution. | | | Ireland has had a referendum on every major European Treaty or Act starting in 1987 with the Single European Act. | | | According to the Irish Constitution, Article 46, the government is required to put any issue to a referendum if it will alter the Constitution. |
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| | Debates about democracy |
| | Daily Mail "referendum" for referendum on european convention's constitution | | | British referendum on a european constitution PART 1 PART 2 | | | Democracy and the second Irish referendum on the european treaty of Nice. |
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| | NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: European Union |
| | On 29 October 2004, European heads of state signed a Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, which is currently awaiting ratification by individual member states. | | | The European Court of Justice (incorporating the Court of First Instance) (25 judges (& 25 judges of CFI)) | | | The "European Community" is one of the three pillars of the European Union, being both the most important pillar and the only one to operate primarily through supranational institutions. |
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http://pedia.nodeworks.com/E/EU/EUR/European_Union
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| | European Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | A Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (TCE), commonly referred to as the European Constitution, is an international treaty intended to create a constitution for the European Union. | | | The European Court of Justice (incorporating the Court of First Instance) (25 judges (and 25 judges of CFI)) | | | Supporters of the European Union argue that the growth of the EU is a force for peace and democracy. |
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| | European Greens say 'Yes' to new EU Constitution [MaltaMedia.com] |
| | In an extraordinary Council meeting of the European Green Party in Brussels, the European Greens said yes to the EU Constitution text by a majority of 51 votes for, 7 against and no abstentions. | | | Co-spokesperson of the European Greens, Grazia Francescato that the majority of European Greens that this constitution will bring about a more democratic Europe making a step forward towards more transparent and people friendly European politics. | | | The job of the Greens will be to start reforming the Constitution text in an even more democratic direction, as soon as this is ratified he said. |
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| | EUobserver.com |
| | European Constitution to be signed in Rome today | | | A debate is underway in Spain on whether the newly agreed and signed European Constitution clashes with Spain's own Constitution. | | | Lithuania has become the first country in the European Union to ratify the European Constitution - just under two weeks after the document was formally signed. |
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