Summary
The contradictory outcomes of the referendums held over the past four decades strongly suggest that the peoples of Europe would prefer European co-operation and collaberation to operate differently. On several occasions, electorates have rejected important treaties in referendums, only to have their views ignored by the elite in Brussels.
The Union must seek other solutions in order to create the more transparent, democratic, effective Union, as outlined in the Laeken declaration. the proposed Constitution will only exacerbate the EU's problems and worsen its democratic deficit. Only a decisive rejection of this Constitution, in as many countries as possible, will allow meaningful, positive reform of the Union to take place.
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