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The Emergence of a Another Two-Speed Europe

Martin Walker, UPI | June 24, 2008

Most EU leaders want to continue with the ratification of the Lisbon treaty regardless of the disastrous outcome of the Irish vote. ++ Sarkozy and Merkel in particular are pushing for the treaty to be implemented, yet only governments and political elites are eager to proceed. ++ The treaty has split the EU along geographical lines: the reluctant eastern Europeans, the Irish, and the others. ++ It now appears it has caused the emergence of a much more dangerous kind of two-speed Europe: "the one that divides the rulers and the ruled."

Tue, Jun 24th 2008, 13:21

Ilyas M. Mohsin, PPP, Platinum Contributor (296)

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Two speed Europe is natural given its history since world war 11.
However, if a certain procedure has legal sanction then the same should be adhered to regardless of the considerations of the 'rulers'. The above piece outlines the insistence for pushing through on Lisbon treaty for peculiar preferences of Chancellor Merkel and President Sarkozy. This, per se, does not appear very democratic.

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