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"Simplifying Treaty" To Be Re-launched
Thursday 19 June, 2008
Timothy Kirkhope MEP, former leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament, will shortly revive his blueprint for a better Europe by publishing his alternative to the failed Lisbon Treaty. The document sets out a five point new direction for the EU in the form of a Treaty which the British people could accept. It demonstrates that there is a positive alternative to the pseudo-constitution demolished by the Irish people on Friday.
Timothy said:
"The Lisbon Treaty set out to move Europe in the wrong direction, towards ever more centralisation, while failing to address the real challenges facing Europe.
"The Simplifying Treaty provides a five point positive alternative. It is a route map for the people who want to be in Europe but not run by Europe. "It meets the requirements set down in the Laeken declaration of making Europe more understandable and relevant to the lives and aspirations of its citizens, but also acknowledges that perhaps some of the wilder ambitions of European leaders should be resisted. The kind of Europe that I want to see is one that responds to its citizens needs but leaves them with maximum freedom to determine their own destinies.
"It shows there is another way for the British people."
ENDS
Further links: Corrigendum and Ratification Procedure for Lisbon Treaty
