Follow up from the OP.
4. New EP: greater say on who runs the EU
In the Lisbon era, the Parliament will not only decide what is done and how money is spent, it will also have a greater say on which men and women run the EU. The Parliament will elect the President of the European Commission, on the basis of the EU heads of state and government's pre-selection, which must take into account the results of European elections - and your choice. Also, Parliament's consent is needed in the appointment of the EU's new voice in the world and foreign policy chief, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, who will also be a Commission Vice-President.
Money, power, justice and now this.
They actually are presented with the opportunity to never ever again put someone in power who disagrees with them.
Power corrupts ! Infinite power corrupts infinitely !
Even if their intentions were wise, good and righteous. This would still be IMO the biggest mistake they make.
5. New EP: stronger voice for Europe's citizens
New power means more responsibility. As the only directly-elected EU institution, the Parliament will have new tools to give a stronger voice to the 500 million citizens it represents and to hold the EU accountable to them. The Parliament will be the guardian of EU citizens' new catalogue of civil, political, economic and social rights - the Charter of Fundamental Rights - embedded in the Lisbon Treaty, as well as their new right of citizens' initiative, which will allow people to call for new policy proposals if supported by 1 million signatures. Also, it will safeguard national parliaments' right to object to European level legislative proposals should they consider them to concern matters better dealt with at national level.
Well... My opinion is clear. ( I think )
1.000.000 people are a lot of people. How many counties have just a few million citizens ? Try to get this quot um together. Not easy IMO
I think this rule is unfair ! Smaller countries will be left with an impossible goal.
Link to source.
Related ATS threads. Just a few of many.
www.abovetopsecret.com...
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Then there is the WEU.
The 'WEU has existed for a long time and it will probably be used as the foundation to a European military force. They would be stupid not to.
First of all I do not like it. It opens up the way to rule if nescesarry by force.
The WEU is a government within the government if it will stay in use. After a militairy force is reality they will rule Europe their way. Any other member then the original members have nothing to say. Not even the right to call out a veto.
This very much looks like predictions made in the bible. Weird huh...
Wiki link to the Western European Union.
The W.E.U.
Google pagto to many more W.E.U. sites.
www.abovetopsecret.com...
www.abovetopsecret.com...
ATS search page to The W.E.U.
I'm sure there is a lot more to find and read on this topic.
I'll leave that up to you.
Finally I'd like to ask for your findings, conclusions, opinions and thougts on the matter. I hope this will be usefull information.
My wish is some one will debunk every doubt around but he... I could just as well ask for world peace in a prayor. IMO
Sincerely yours.
-SK
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[edit on 06/03/2010 by Sinter Klaas]


enough, our Prime Minister, Jan Peter Balkenende, signed the Lisbon treaty without any problem on his mind what so ever, a year later.
