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  • Britain on the edge of Europe
    Insight by Charles Grant, 09 December 2011
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  • Europe's date with destiny
    Bulletin article by Hugo Brady, 01 August 2011
  • Europe's parliament: Reform or perish?
    Essay by Denis MacShane, 04 April 2011
  • Europe beyond the referendums
    Bulletin article by Charles Grant, 01 June 2005

    The French and Dutch have not only stopped the passage of the constitutional treaty, but also, quite probably, the wave of European integration that began 20 years ago with Jacques Delors, the single market and the Single European Act.
  • Europe must keep its 'soft power'
    Opinion piece by Carl Bildt
    Financial Times, 01 June 2005

    In the aftermath of the French rejection of the European Union constitution, on the eve of the Dutch referendum and amid political uncertainty in Germany, there is a growing risk that the EU will start to backtrack on its commitment to continued enlargement.
  • Tony Blair invite les Européens à réfléchir au non français
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    Le Monde, 31 May 2005

    Il faudra attendre lundi 6 juin pour savoir officiellement si le Royaume-Uni renonce à organiser son propre référendum sur la Constitution de l'Union européenne.
  • Un sale coup pour Blair
    Opinion piece by Daniel Keohane
    L'Express, 30 May 2005

    Comment réagit-on outre-Manche au non du peuple français?
  • There is life beyond a European constitution
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    Financial Times, 23 May 2005

    A No vote in France's referendum on the European Union constitutional treaty could open up a period of confusion, uncertainty and recrimination.
  • Si le France rejette le traité, il ne se passera rien
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    Liberation.fr, 21 May 2005

    Si les Français votent non le 29 mai, la Constitution europénne est morte. Ni un second référendum en France ni une renégociation du traité ne sont plausibles. Dès lors trois options sont possibles.
  • What If the British Vote No?
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    Foreign Affairs, 02 May 2005

    In June 2004, the member states of the European Union concluded the negotiation of a treaty that, if ratified, would establish a European constitution that would make substantive changes to the way the union works.
  • Don't forget the Dutch referendum
    Briefing note by Daniel Keohane, 02 May 2005

    Three days after the French vote on the EU constitutional treaty on 29 May 2005 the Netherlands will hold its referendum. Current opinion polls predict that the Dutch will reject the treaty.