EU constitution 'priority of priorities' says EPP group

Anthony Butcher · 03-12-2004, 02:16 AM

http://www.eupolitix.com/EN/News/200...1a1c263094.htm

Quote:

The overriding priority for the European Parliament’s centre right EPP group is the ratification of the new EU constitution, according to group leader Hans-Gert Pöttering.

“For the EPP, the European constitution is our priority of priorities,” said Pöttering at a briefing on his group’s long term agenda.

And the German MEP said he was relieved that the first major hurdle on the road to ratifying the constitution – Tuesday’s comfortable French socialist victory in favour of campaigning for a yes vote in a national referendum – had been successfully negotiated.

“A no vote would have been disastrous, but I’m happy that the French socialists voted for the constitution.”

Pöttering vowed to fight until the very end to get a yes vote for the constitution, admitting that the road to ratification - especially in key referendums in the UK, Poland and the Czech Republic – would be a difficult one.

The importance of this story is that the Conservatives are members of the EPP. This clashes very much with their pledge to oppose the Constitution.

It appears that in the UK the Conservatives are telling us that they will fight against the EU Constitution, but in Brussels they are all for it!

mkpdavies · 03-12-2004, 11:50 AM

You mean they are saying one thing to our face, and then doing another?

Noooooooo!

Anyone who still has the lingering doubt that the Conservatives, are the only way we can stop the EU taking over, should now realise the truth.

The British people have a clear choice, if they want to give up on Britain, and hand over to the EU, then vote mainstream. Otherwise UKIP are the only game in town!

Bellatrix · 03-12-2004, 02:32 PM

I think the Conservatives have an opt out clause on the Euro, but basically Johnathan Evans is pro EU, and he's their leader. The group is actually EPP-ED, with ED being a right wing anti EU group, but it's fictional in reality, and was jsut a way to keep the eurosceptic Tory MEPs quiet.

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03-12-2004, 02:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bellatrix Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 625	I think the Conservatives have an opt out clause on the Euro, but basically Johnathan Evans is pro EU, and he's their leader. The group is actually EPP-ED, with ED being a right wing anti EU group, but it's fictional in reality, and was jsut a way to keep the eurosceptic Tory MEPs quiet.