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Ratify the Constitution - Strengthen EU Democracy

Apr 27, 2005

Guillaume Durand

John Palmer

Giovanni Grevi

Senior Associate Fellow

DEMOCRACY

This Issue Paper examines the underlying malaise displayed by sections of public opinion towards the European Union in some current Constitutional Treaty referendum campaigns.

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