democracy international NEWSLETTER #2

March 16, 2005

www.european-referendum.org

 

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Content

 

1) FOUNDATION STATEMENT

2) SPANISH REFERENDUM: MONITORING REPORT

3) MORE DEMOCRACY RELOADED

4) EUROPEAN REFERENDUM TIMING

 

 

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1) FOUNDATION STATEMENT

 

Our Founding Statement was discussed and accepted by all

participants of the founding meeting of democracy international

on February 19, 2005 in Brussels. It is the basic document for

our common work.

The next meeting will take place on May 21 in Brussels.

 

democracy-international.org/30.html

 

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2) SPANISH REFERENDUM: MONITORING REPORT

 

The monitoring report evaluates the fairness of the process in Spain

using internationally recognized standards for a referendum. The

Spanish example is important with regard to the upcoming nine

referendums.

The author is Juan Carlos Madroñal from Mas Democracia, Spain.

 

www.european-referendum.org/up/up161.html

 

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3) MORE DEMOCRACY RELOADED

 

An updated version of the discussion paper “More Democracy in

Europe” is available.

In May 2002 we published a paper edited by Michael Efler. It

presents visionary ideas about the necessity of two elements of

direct democracy:

a) referendums on all steps deepening European integration in all

countries concerned, and

b) a three-step procedure for direct democracy in the EU .

 

democracy-international.org/99.html

 

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4) EUROPEAN REFERENDUM TIMING

 

Three countries have set the date for holding a referendum on the

EU Constitution. In Portugal the debate is coming to an end:

 

Portugal to vote on EU Constitution in December

www.euobserver.com

 

Polish referendum 25 September

www.european-referendum.org/up/up160.html

 

France: Referendum on May 29

www.european-referendum.org/up/up157.html

 

Denmark: EU referendum in September

www.european-referendum.org/up/up155.html

 

 

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Ronald Pabst / Carsten Berg

 

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