There is an alternative to this Europe
Quotes from Arjo's speech:
"For the first time dutch government has to take sceptics seriously because they are holding a referendum on the Constitution."
"I am in favour of a democratic system people are connected to and that is based on solidarity. The EU Constitution does not provide for that."
“The EU has all the ingredients of state making… it will go on. It is the logic of state making”
"People say to make the EU more democratic we must give more power to the European Parliament - to me it is the opposite. If the European Parliament is stronger, there is even more power in Brussels."
"I do not want a superstate."
"The solution is to think smaller."
"The stronger societies are, the better parliaments function and the better the governments function."
“My question to the supporters of the Constitution is how does it address the problems we are facing?”
"The worst thing about European debate is that it is always an all or nothing proposal."
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