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The Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) ended in deadlock over the Constitution. But who is going to complain about the lack of agreement over a text that constitutionalises liberalism and militarism? Certainly not the citizens of Europe, who were excluded by the Convention from the process of laying down a constitution from the very start. Certainly not the social movements and unions, who have been manipulated from the outset by the Eurocrats for ultimately failing to take account of their additions on social and democratic rights. The IGC deadlock is not the result of divergent opinions on the European Project, but on a murky story of qualified majority voting.
This is incomprehensible and derisory! What is needed is a complete break with the past. Political Europe is under construction, but this cannot be done without and against the citizens. We must start by redefining a European project that can break free of the dictates of the market. This Europe would be more socially and democratically advantageous. Priority would be given to democracy, social rights, public services and peace. It is this other Europe that we set out at the European Social Democratic Forum in Paris. It is because we are in favour of such a Europe that we reject this joint resolution tabled by the Conservatives, the Liberals, the Social Democrats and the Greens."@en1
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