Would a simplified treaty, as French President Nicolas Sarkozy is proposing, really advance European construction?
Absolutely. It would get rid of the constitutional crisis. It would give the Union the means to fulfil its commitments. Furthermore, this treaty would allow France to come back into Europe. The project represents an important compromise between those who wanted a Constitution and those who did not. Its ratification by the parliaments of the 27 member states would avoid the organisation of national referendums. I believe these to be ‘antidemocratic’, insofar as they are ultimately transformed into a de facto veto power for populations.
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