tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post8679535784293710912..comments2023-09-28T12:28:57.598+03:00Comments on Grahnlaw: EU: Qualified majority voting (QMV)Ralf Grahn http://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post-88694085029160407272009-07-06T19:47:38.527+03:002009-07-06T19:47:38.527+03:00Panta Rei,
If a reform is sensible, it is usuall...Panta Rei, <br /><br />If a reform is sensible, it is usually better to get it done. <br /><br />The proposed steps, in slow motion, indicate structural weaknesses of the EU. <br /><br />On the whole, I have come to the conclusion that the Lisbon Treaty is an improvement on the Nice Treaty, but it is far from a union based on EU citizens, with a parliament competent in all EU matters and accountable government at EU level. <br /><br />The main deficits - in addition to the democratic one - are the lack of a common foreign and security policy, including defence.Ralf Grahn https://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post-31934918203719019702009-07-06T19:09:00.718+03:002009-07-06T19:09:00.718+03:00Yes, the voting procedure is obviously one area th...Yes, the voting procedure is obviously one area that gets more complex in an expanding union...<br /><br />I have also extensively criticized current EU set up, with an alternative way forward<br /><br /><a href="http://ceolas.net/" rel="nofollow">http://ceolas.net/</a><br /><br />Introduction: The Politics of Change<br />Visionary Politics, Acceptance Politics and the Ideology of Essence<br /><br />La Quatrième: The Fourth Transformation of Europe<br />Introduction<br />A Smaller and More Effective Parliament<br />The End of the European Commission<br />The New Axis, European Parliament-Council of Ministers | European Senate<br />The Head of the European Government<br />European Budget Efficiency and Local Democracy<br />An Irish Bedtime Story for all Nice Children and not so Maastricht AdultsLighthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123172670211101092noreply@blogger.com