This Friday the Convention Praesidium will discuss the proposed Article 46 to the draft EU Constitution permitting any Member State to withdraw from the EU after its own decision.
I shall not protest that rule. It is one of the proposals of the Democracy Forum in the Convention and SOS Democracy in the EU Parliament.
But, the Presidium's wording can also be understood as a new super state's right to control the participating states and dictate the consequences for a leaving stat...
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Already a member? Login hereLisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.
Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.