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...There are now 27 countries making up the membership of the Union so the time has come to further review its political and administrative mechanisms. There has been an attempt over the last few years to address the functioning of the institutions. There was an agreement of member governments during the Irish Presidency of Europe on a European Constitution but this failed when it was turned down in a referendum in both The Netherlands and France. Now the campaign is on to have what is termed the Reform Treaty or Lisbon Treaty accepted. The real debate on this treaty, which...
...view the European experiment has been successful as there has been a realization from the beginning that the individual must be paramount. The European Union deems the dignity of the individual as inviolable and that his rights are inalienable. This principle has led to a respect of difference, whether that difference is cultural, linguistic, religious, economic, or political. I share the view of General Charles de Gaulle that the strength of Europe is in its diversity...
...operation through mutual respect has been the ingredient that has made progress in Europe possible. The pooling of each member state’s sovereignty has enabled the setting up of institutions which have served the needs of the Union well. This year the European Parliament celebrates its fiftieth Anniversary. It currently has 785 members representing almost 500 million citizens. It is in this forum that the citizens of Europe directly express their views and perspectives on issues directly affecting them. Over the years the European Institutions have evolved to meet the needs of Enlargement...
...which are being advocated in this treaty will lead in my opinion to the further democratization of Europe. I do not share the belief, however, that if Ireland should by way of referendum decide not to vote in favour of the treaty, thereby being the only country in the Union not to accept the treaty, that this is the end of the European experiment. If this should happen I forecast delay, deliberation, bargaining and compromise as these have been the tools which have always been employed in times of difficulty in order to find the basis for agreement...
...country is moving in the wrong direction and even the presumed Republican nominee, John McCain, acknowledging the national jitters, the Democratic army seems poised to come together again. The sad reality is, though, that the coalition will have a chance to coalesce only if Hillary Clinton blesses the union...