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May 30, 2005
So yesterday the French showed up in droves to say Non to the European Union referendum. 55% decided against it.
You may ask yourself why would one of the founding states decide that they were against this…
Possible reasons for voting NON
Some CONS of the Constitution
• The charter enshrines an “ultra-liberal” economic model which puts market interests ahead of social concerns. It does not protect workers enough and will drive firms out of well-established members such as France to states with lower wages and costs in eastern Europe.
• On defence, the constitution makes the EU dependent on Nato, and therefore the United States.
• French influence will decline inside the bloc as the constitution strips countries of more sovereign rights and moves power to Brussels.
• The constitution paves the way for Turkey to enter the EU.
• The constitution is hard to understand and read, and a better treaty can be negotiated that takes more account of social concerns. A French “No would also encourage a wider debate on the merits and goals of the EU.
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hi,
i dont think so. it´s not really against the EU constitution. It´s almost against Jacques Chirac.
now we have the decission from the netherlands. afaik the also gonna vote against the constitution being affected from the french.
I am happy it didn’t passed.
An All powerfull Brussells can be dangerous.
Furthermore, how can you do a constitution that almost no-one can read or understand? The US Consitution is simple in comparisson to the proposed EU one.
However, Europe has to fix themselves FAST. France and Germany have about 10% unemployment, and economic growth has been stalled.
They can enjoy all of the social benefits they want… but if they don’t jump-start their economies soon, they will live poorly in comparisson to other countries. (everyone will live socially equal… but equally poor).
I hope they re-draft a good constitution soon.