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"Mr President, I am pleased that we are now being given a little more time in which to discuss the Constitution. Negotiations are complete regarding 99% of it. Only one very important aspect is missing: the definition of qualified majority. Then there is the encounter with the electorate. Why not use the time to prepare referendums in all the countries?
Parallel with the summit, the European Referendum Campaign met in Brussels with 100 participants from many different organisations. Both Mr Leinen and I were among the speakers.
On behalf of SOS Democracy and the Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities, I should like to undertake to contribute to some solid information work on the draft Constitution. Let federalists and Euro realists present our different visions for Europe, together with accessible editions of the Constitution wording. Let us together demand referendums in all the EU countries under a common motto: EU Constitution? Ask the people.
In Denmark, we are to be given a referendum, but the June Movement would like to help gather signatures for referendums in all the EU countries. When we have a referendum and vote ‘no’ in Denmark, a new referendum is held. Instead of giving the Danes and the Irish a second ballot, it would be better to consult the whole of the EU.
I should therefore like to collect signatures demanding referendums throughout the EU.
People cannot be given a constitution without permission being asked of them."@en1
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