The UK government is not prepared to give the British people a say in a referendum on the new EU constitution being currently drawn up by the European Convention in Brussels.
"In effect, the existing treaties are already an EU constitution. However, they are overly complex and unclear. For this reason, the Government supports redrafting and restructuring the treaties", the UK Foreign Office said in a letter to the all-party Eurosceptic Democracy Movement. The Movement requested to know...
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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.