tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post3935425313989075745..comments2023-09-28T12:28:57.598+03:00Comments on Grahnlaw: Statewatch alert: EU Council curbing free movement?Ralf Grahn http://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post-54507934826677479522008-11-29T12:27:00.000+02:002008-11-29T12:27:00.000+02:00Fergus, I would believe that open and transparent ...Fergus, <BR/><BR/>I would believe that open and transparent law-making would lessen the risk of hasty and one-sided legislation. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I find that the age-old principle of free movement and the Citizenship Directive as its concrete manifestation are fundamental European values, not to be shunted aside by intergovernmental cabals working practically in the dark. <BR/><BR/>This does not mean that I am averse to arguments based on internal security (or external security, for that matter), but the rule of law requires certain standards to be upheld when making laws.Ralf Grahn https://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post-45524579957494859662008-11-29T10:34:00.000+02:002008-11-29T10:34:00.000+02:00Will this kind of thing be more or less likely if ...Will this kind of thing be more or less likely if the Lisbon Treaty is finally ratified ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com