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The New Legislative and Budgetary Competences of the European Parliament in the European Constitution
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The New Legislative and Budgetary Competences of the European Parliament in the European Constitution

This article looks at the new legislative and budgetary competences of the European Parliament under the Treaty establishing a Constitution for the European Union, according to the text approved by the Heads of State or Government of the EU at the summit meeting held in Brussels on 18 June 2004. In quoting the text the article uses the consolidated version drawn up by the General Secretariat of the Council on 2 July 2004 (CIG 86/04)

By Manuel Delgado-Iribarren Gª-Campero
27 Jul 2004 //
18 mins Reading time
Ratification of the Constitution of the EU: A Minefield
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Ratification of the Constitution of the EU: A Minefield

On 18 June the Brussels summit gave the go-ahead to the draft Constitution which now moves into its final phase. The text has to be ratified, unanimously, by all Member States through a variety of procedures, so there is still a real possibility of the whole process floundering.

By Carlos Closa
07 Jul 2004 //
16 mins Reading time
European Growth: Myth, Reality and Necessity (Part II)
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European Growth: Myth, Reality and Necessity (Part II)

Europe has lower per capita incomes than the US basically because it has traded off its striking productivity gains over the last 30 years for more leisure, rather than for more income. However, such a trade-off is not likely to remain feasible in the future, nor would it be wise for Europe to attempt to continue making it, if the EU wishes to maintain its economic model and make a positive difference in the world

By Paul Isbell
05 Jul 2004 //
24 mins Reading time
Saudi Arabia in 2004: Can it survive the terrorist threat?
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Saudi Arabia in 2004: Can it survive the terrorist threat?

This paper will try to present a view of the socio-political structure of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia today and estimate whether the present system can handle the congruant stresses of unemployment among the young, the call for jihad by the extremists, the rift between the United States and Saudi Arabia at a time of uncertain leadership

By Jean François Collin
05 Jul 2004 //
21 mins Reading time
Hispano-Argentine relations and Basque terrorism
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Hispano-Argentine relations and Basque terrorism

On 17 June the Argentine federal judge Claudio Bonadío threw out the request for extradition of the presumed Basque terrorist Jesús María Iriondo presented by the Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón. The aim of this article is to analyse how this will affect bilateral relations between Spain and Argentina, which of late both sides had been attempting to improve

By Carlos Malamud
30 Jun 2004 //
18 mins Reading time
Access to Justice: Reflections on the Concept, the Theory and its Application to Latin America’s Judicial Reforms
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Access to Justice: Reflections on the Concept, the Theory and its Application to Latin America’s Judicial Reforms

Access to justice has become a central theme in Latin American judicial reforms. Its apparent simplicity belies considerable ambiguity as to its precise meaning, the benefits it confers, and thus the methods whereby it is best advanced. While often interpreted as just a question of getting more people to court, for at least the last three decades observers have noted the inadequacy of this definition.

By Linn Hammergren
09 Jun 2004 //
21 mins Reading time
The Socialist Government, the European Constitution and the Dual Majority
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The Socialist Government, the European Constitution and the Dual Majority

After a period of reflection lasting several weeks, the incoming Socialist government recently revealed which power-sharing formula for the Council of Ministers of the European Union it will defend at the intergovernmental conference (IGC) responsible for ratifying the draft European constitution.

By José Ignacio Torreblanca
04 Jun 2004 //
30 mins Reading time
The Reform of the EU’s Cohesion Policy
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The Reform of the EU’s Cohesion Policy

In part due to the natural convergence of the average Spanish income with the EU average and in part due to the arrival of new, poorer partners to the EU (the statistical effect), the resources allocated to cohesion will be directed towards the new members.

By José A. Herce, Simón Sosvilla-Rivero
02 Jun 2004 //
18 mins Reading time
From 9-11 to 3-11: Spain’s Role in the European Union
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From 9-11 to 3-11: Spain’s Role in the European Union

September 11 has had an impact on the EU and the processes underway since then, especially the negotiations on the Constitution. Now, March 11 poses new questions regarding the possible repercussions of the terrible terrorist attacks committed in Madrid.

By Henrik Lumholdt
02 Jun 2004 //
10 mins Reading time