Democrat - June 2005 (Number 88)
What has to be and can be done now to ensure the EU state Treaty is dead
Following the magnificent
results in France and the Netherlands it is clear that the EU-critical
movement has to help ensure by large and small actions that the Treaty for a
European Constitution is dead. This is especially so as the EU is now in deep
crisis.
If the heads of Government
"respect" their electorate's decision, both the French President and the Dutch
Prime Minister must go to the European Council of Ministers on 16 June and each
state that their country cannot ratify the Treaty. If they do this the Treaty
will be dead.
If they do not make such a
statement then we will know a method of imposing the Treaty has been worked out
which could include "cherry picking", entry by the back door or some obtuse
legal technical wangle like the 1969 Vienna Treaty on international
Treaties.
Whatever covert method is
attempted, one thing is certain and given the opportunity, the peoples of the EU
are fed up with the EU-political elites, EU-bullies and EU-files. A strong
democratic decision has been taken. If it is ignored there will be further
revolts.
The European alliance of
EU-critical movements and organisations, TEAM**, has been asked what course of
action should be taken and we in CAEF endorse the following advice and where
TEAM has made clear it is up to organisations in their own country whether or
not to follow this.
* Organisations and people
opposed to the EU state Constitution must, in their own way:
1. Up to 16 June, take action to
ensure the Treaty is dead.
2. For the for-see-able time ahead
expose and oppose all attempts to introduce any part of the EU
Constitution.
* This can be done:
1. Continue to campaign and
continue to distribute and make available material explaining what the
Constitution does in all member States.
2. In those Member States which
have ratified the Treaty and those states which have not ratified or were
scheduled to have referendums, press their governments and parliaments to reject
ratification of the Treaty and respect the clear decision of the electorates in
France and Holland which have rejected the Treaty for an EU state
Constitution.
**TEAM website