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Lisbonne: douze points
12 reasons from European Commission Vice President Margot Wallström on why Ireland should pass the Treaty of Lisbon 1. First, the Lisbon Treaty will make the EU more democratic. How? In the first place,by giving more power to the people. For the first time, EU citizens will have the official right to petition the Commission to launch new initiatives. This puts real power in the hands of any citizen who can organise the support of just one million people...
Treaty of Lisbon Part 2: Making the EU more democratic
The Treaty of Lisbon makes changes to the structure of the European Union to try and negate the democratic deficit that exists in its structures. The treaty does this in a number of ways. Increased Role for the European Parliament An explicit role for National Parliaments The introduction of citizens’ initiative Transparency in the Council of Ministers Defines EU Competences Lets look at each of these points in turn. Increased Role for the European Parliament Parliament’s powers have been...
Treaty of Lisbon Reasons for a Yes Vote. Part 1
Here is Part one of my series of posts calling for a Yes vote to the treaty of Lisbon. This is an over view. Each subsequent part will deal with a specific issue. The treaty will improve the way the EU works, it will adapt the EU’s institutions to a union of 27, it will ensure the voice of Europe’s nations is heard more loudly in foreign policy. It brings national parliaments into day-to-day decision making to...
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