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Draft Constitution for Europe Presentation to Citizens

European Constitution

Draft Constitution - texts

Draft Constitution with related texts

Draft Constitution summary Published 19 September 2003 by EP's Directorate for Information

Reference and Information

Federal Trust Theories of federalism and constitutionalism

Futurum Managed by the European Commission

Outcome of the European Convention Thematic factsheets describing the results of the Convention

Constitutionalism Web Papers Queen's University Belfast and the University of Manchester

Bibliography of Sources Patrick Overy, University of Exeter

Comments from UK Parliament and Government Departments

The draft Treaty establishing a European Constitution: Parts II and III House of Commons Research Paper June 2003

 

The draft Treaty establishing a European Constitution: technical and constitutional issues in Parts I and IV House of Commons Research Paper July 2003

European Union - 41st Report House of Lords Report on the Draft Constitution October 2003

A constitutional Treaty for the EU: The British Approach to the European Union Intergovernmental Conference Foreign & Commonwealth Office. White Paper September 2003

A constitutional Treaty for the EU: The British Approach to the European Union Intergovernmental Conference, July 2007 Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 2007

 

Negotiations on the EU Constitutional Treaty Jack Straw March 2004

Let the People Have the Final Say on New European Treaty Tony Blair April 2004

Prospects for the EU in 2004 Foreign & Commonwealth Office White Paper April 2004

Pro Federal Sites

Federal Union

Anti Federal Sites

European Foundation

Euro and Constitution issues UK Independence Party

General Analyses

The European Constitution: A political Timebomb: Returning Power to Britain, Westminster and You Bill Cash, MP, The European Foundation, October 2003

JUSTICE response to the White Paper on the the British Approach to the Eurpean Union Intergovernmental Conference 2003 JUSTICE, October 2003

The Normality of Constitutional Politics: An Analysis of the Drafting of the EU Carter of Fundamental Rights Richard Bellamy, University of Essex and Justus Schoenlau, University of Exeter, 2003

Improving EU Constitutional Politics?Carlos Closa, Universidad de Zaragoza, 2003

Is constitutional finality feasible or desirable? On the cases for European constitutionalism and a European Constitution, 2002 Stephen Weatherill, University of Oxford, 2002

Drafting a European Constitution - Challenges and Opportunities Andreas Follesdal, University of Oslo, 2002

Coping with Constitutional Incompatibilities. Bargains & rhetoric in the Convention Paul Magnette. Jean Monnet Working Papers, 2003

Europe's New Constitution Patrick Basham, Centre for Representative Government and Marion Tupy, Project on Global Economic Unity, 2003

Statewatch : Legal analysis of the proposed EU Constitution Prepared by Steve Peers, University of Essex, 2003

Towards a European Constitution? Historical, political and comparative aspects Michl Ebner, Center for European Integration Studies, University of Bonn, 2003

Does the EU have a Constitution? Does it need one? Jean-Claude Piris, Jean Monnet Centre, 2000

Draft EU Constitution Consideration of some important points by the Guardian 20 June 2003

Analysis of the EU Constitution BBC 28 May 2003

News items

Crucial Summit of EU Constitution Begins EU Observer 17 June 2004

 

Enlargement

EU Accesion Treaty Full text and analysis of articles

Application for membership in the EU University of Mannheim

Institutional implications of Enlargement Dehaene Report

EU Enlargements and Limits to the EC Treaty Article by Ulrich Becker

European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs

Enlargement European Parliament

Enlargement Research Bulletin From the Commission

Enlargement EU Policy Network

EU CEC relations European Union in the US

EU Enlargement questions & answers European Union in the US

European Union Enlargement International Road Transport Union

Centreurope French with some English translation

Turkey and the EU

Cyprus-EU Relations

Romania's Integration into the EU

Slovakia and the EU

EU and Estonia

 

External Relations

Strengthening European co-operation in security and defence 25 November

The European Union in the World From the Commission

DG Development

Canadian Mission to the EU Contains the text of major agreements

Observatory of European Foreign Policy

EuropaWorld Reports on international development and humanitarian actions of European institutions, Governments and NGOs

United States Mission to the European Union

Foreign Policy EU Policy Network

 

Financial Services

DG Financial Services

EURO

EuroIndex

Financial Law Institute Includes Working Papers from 1999

Fraud Prevention Office

OECD

Euro Information

Bank of England and the euro From the Bank of England

S-Wopec Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics