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Austerity Treaty: no democracy without referendums

Within days a new legal creature will most likely have taken its final shape: an EU treaty that is not really an EU treaty. European Union rules stipulate that new treaties have to be approved by all member states, so with the UK vetoing the proposals, member state governments chose to be creative.

Submitted by Kenneth Haar on January 24, 2012 - 09:59

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"Do you remember what caused the financial crisis?"

CEO’s answer to a video produced by the European called “Parliament’s way out of the financial crisis”.

Submitted by Kenneth Haar on July 7, 2011 - 17:20

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Issues we work on

  • Water Justice
  • EU economic governance
  • Climate and Energy
  • Global Europe
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