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"The Europe of ’No’ Has Just Begun"

by Alain Lipietz

1 July 2005

The stunning failure of the Brussels Summit is the sign that the Europe of “No” has begun. Tony Blair thought he could negotiate the cease of the British discount vs. the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), reducing the latter to its simple competitive aspect. Jacques Chirac’s opposition as well (...)

“We say no to the rest of Europe”

by Francine Bavay

13 June 2005

I was convinced that “no” would prevail in France because the liberal policy have annoyed the French for quite a long time. They could vote “no” because they felt Europeans, and championed the policy of solidarity with the rest of the European countries. The “no” accounted for the majority in (...)