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30.05.05, 23:49
Widze, ze jest to cala masa warcholowatych sarmatow, ktorzy nigdy nie
pogodzili sie z czlonkowstwem Polski w UE bo w swojej ignorancji wciaz widza
to jako ograniczenie ich suwerennosci (czytaj: swobody warcholenia sie,
provincjonalnej korupcji i nepotyzmu politycznego).
Teraz ciesza sie te ciolki nieszczesne, ze Francja odrzucila Konstytucje UE.
Jak juz ktos sie ma tu cieszyc to Francuzi jak rowniez obywetele panstw,
ktore z czy bez Unii sa swietnie zorganizowane politycznie i ekonomicznie, i
nie potrzebuja podczepiac sie pod innych aby utrzymac glowe nad woda. Ale nie
Polacy, i nie obywatele nowych czy potencjalnych czlonkow Unii!
Ta Konstytucja dawalaby tym nowym panstwom pewna gwarantowana forme
rownouprawnienia w Unii. Jej odrzucenie bedzie oznaczac kontynuacje
niepisanej dominacji kilku czolowych panstw Unii. Polska do nich nie bedzie
nalezec.
Z czego ciesza sie warcholy? Prawdopodobnie z tego, ze moze uda im sie znow
sprowadzic Polske na bocznice i prac wlasne brudy w zaciszu Mrocznej pod
Zacofanem.
Przeczytajcie sobie uwaznie ciolki o czym jest ta Konstytucja i jakie
wprowadza zasady, szczegolnie w kwestii kwalifikowanej wiekszosci glosow i
czlonkowstwa Komisji.
What the constitution says:
The Union is said to be subsidiary to member states and can act only in those
areas where "the objectives of the intended action cannot be sufficiently
achieved by the member states but can rather... be better achieved at Union
level." The principle is established that the Union derives its powers from
the member states.
What it means:
The idea is to stop the Union from encroaching on the rights of member states
other than in areas where the members have given them away. Critics say that
the EU can act in so many areas that this clause does not mean much but
supporters say it will act as a brake and is an important constitutional
principle.
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DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES
What the constitution says:
The EU already has rights to legislate over external trade and customs
policy, the internal market, the monetary policy of countries in the
eurozone, agriculture and fisheries and many areas of domestic law including
the environment and health and safety at work.
The constitution will extend its rights into some new areas, perhaps most
importantly into justice policy, especially asylum and immigration. It does
away with the old structure of pillars under which some policies came under
the EU and some under "inter-governmental" arrangements.
What it means:
It means a greater role for the EU in more aspects of life. In some areas,
the EU will have exclusive competence, in others a shared competence and in
yet more, only supporting role.
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DECISION MAKING
What the constitution says:
The principle of voting by qualified majority will be generally applied. It
is felt that otherwise getting the agreement of all 25 members would be a
recipe for inaction. There will however be a veto for members in foreign
policy, defence and taxation. And there is to be what's called an "emergency
brake" in which a country outvoted on an issue can take its case to the
European Council, though it can still be outvoted there. The European
Parliament will have an equal say on decisions requiring majority voting.
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QUALIFIED MAJORITY VOTING (QMV)
What the constitution says:
"A qualified majority shall be defined as at least 55% of the members of the
Council, comprising at least 15 of them and representing Member States
comprising at least 65% of the population of the Union."
What it means:
This system replaces the old one under which countries got specific numbers
of votes. There were objections that Spain and Poland had too many votes and
this methods is felt to represent a fairer balance between large and small
countries. The new one will still lead to complicated permutations of voting
but the final results of the "double majority" should command more general
respect.
An amendment does away with a proposed procedure under which the European
Council could have changed an area of policy to QMV. Now such a proposal will
have to go before national parliaments and if one objects the measure fails.
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PRESIDENT
What the constitution says:
The European Council, that is the heads of state or government of the member
states, "shall elect its President, by qualified majority, for a term of two
and a half years, renewable once." The candidate will then have to be
approved by the European Parliament. The President will "chair (the Council)
and drive its work forward and ensure, at his level, the external
representation of the Union."
What it means:
This is a new post. At the moment, the Council presidency rotates through the
member states every six months, so continuity is lost. The new President will
therefore be a permanent figure with much greater influence and symbolism.
But since he or she will be subject to the Council, the powers of the post
are limited.
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FOREIGN MINISTER
What the constitution says:
"The European Council, deciding by qualified majority, with the agreement of
the president of the Commission, shall appoint the Union Minister of Foreign
Affairs... [who] shall conduct the Union's common foreign and security
policy."
What it means:
It sounds grand, but the minister will only be able to speak on the EU's
behalf when there is an agreed or common policy, for example over the Middle
East roadmap which members have accepted. The post will combine the present
roles of the external affairs member of the Commission with the High
Representative on foreign policy so it will be more prominent, especially in
negotiating trade and aid agreements. The EU is also to set up its diplomatic
service which will strengthen the Minister's hand.
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FOREIGN AND DEFENCE POLICY
What the constitution says:
"The Union shall have competence to define and implement a common foreign and
security policy, including the progressive framing of a common defence
policy."
What it means:
It does not mean that a common foreign or defence policy will be imposed on
member states. Each one will retain a right of veto and can go its own way.
There is nothing that could stop divisions over Iraq for example. The aim
however is to agree on as much as possible. Defence is even more sensitive
and has been ring-fenced by references to the primacy of Nato for relevant
members.
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REFORM OF THE COMMISSION
What it says:
The Commission, the body which proposes and executes EU laws, "will consist
of one national from each Member State" for its first term of five years
starting in November 2004. After that it will be slimmed down to "a number of
members... corresponding to two thirds of the number of Member States, unless
the European Council, acting unanimously, decides to alter this figure."
What it means:
As a transitional measure to reduce the fears of small states that they will
be ignored, each member state will have a Commissioner (only one each) from
November. The idea after five years is to slim down the Commission from 25 to
18 (or one or two more if there are more member states by then). It is felt
that the current Commission is too big with not enough jobs to go round.
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
What the constitution says:
The European Parliament is to have powers of "co-decision" with the Council
of Ministers for those policies requiring a decision by qualified majority.
What it means:
The European Parliament has over the years acquired real power and the
constitution confirms this. If the parliament does not agree to a piece of
relevant legislation, it will not pass. T
