Topic ‘vrijbrief; 172 Vrijbrief 172 (januari/februari 1993)’

"The Convention brought together a self-selected group of the European political elite, many of whom have their eyes on a career at a European level, which is dependent on more and more integration and who see national governments and parliaments as an obstacle. Not once in the sixteen months I spent on the Convention did representatives question whether deeper integration is what the people of Europe want, whether it serves their best interests or whether it provides the best basis for a sustainable structure for an expanding Union. The debates focused solely on where we could do more at European Union level. None of the existing policies were questioned."
~Gisela Stuart MP, The Making of Europe's Constitution, Fabian Society, London, 2003. ~