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With the European Constitution, Europe wants to make Europe more democratic and more transparent. This is exemplified by Parliament’s reinforced role in the decision-making process, the confirmation and strengthening of the subsidiarity principle, the creation of one uniform legal framework and the simplification of the legislative instruments. The extension of Europe’s competences to include defence and asylum policy, and the definition of the European values are important new departures in the Constitution.
The Constitution is a step forward. A timid one, yes, but it is still a step forward. That is why the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) supports this step because it stands for a more democratic and transparent Europe, a Europe with a strong public culture built from the bottom up and supported by its citizens.
At the same time, the N-VA regards the Constitution as a missed opportunity. Although three-quarters of European regulations are implemented at local and regional level, the involvement of those regional authorities that implement them is minimal. The regions that make up Europe are not allocated a single (formal) role in the European decision-making process. Apart from a noncommittal paragraph concerning the recognition of the national identity of the Member States, in this Constitution, the Union completely overlooks the institutional reality in various Member States. The continuing denial of this regional dimension is at odds with the idea of subsidiarity."@en1
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