The so-called Constitutional Treaty (CT) of the EU, currently in the middle of the ratification process, is seen by its … advocates as a major step for the advancement of European integration, conciliating simultaneously a democratic deepening, a … more efficient decision- making process in the EU, and a clearer definition of the aims and founding principles of the EU …

particular problems affecting the quality and Europeanization of public debates in new EU member states from Central and Eastern … Europe. New media coverage of the EU is affected by problems of a lack of professionalisation, training, resources and … EU, and concerns about a lack of say and status within the EU. Given these problems a genuine mini-Treaty would have been …

This article analyses the impact of the EU's new Constitutional Treaty on the parliaments of its member states, with … article is that while the Constitutional Treaty will strengthen the position of the national legislatures in the EU policy … better access to EU documents, and these information rights improve the capacity of national parliaments to control their …

.Should the EU collectively "put itself in detention" in order to improve or complement the Treaty? Or will it plump for …-constitutional manner? Or is an "expulsion" thinkable, whereby those states unwilling to ratify the ECT separate themselves from an EU … in favour of the status quo could entail the EU's relegation to the international league of state systems that are not …

on the use of Union power are suboptimal; the EU's weak 'input legitimacy' is not strengthened. On the other side, the …The article explores whether the Constitutional Treaty may provide more legitimacy for governance in the European Union …. After presenting a list of normative criteria, relevant parts of the Constitutional Treaty are summarised and evaluated. It …

what has been explained about an institution which has been the motor of European integration representing the Community … Constitutional Treaty) and the potential effect of the strengthening of the Commission in the European constitutional process with …

European Constitutional Treaty provides a snapshot of the approval processes in the different EU member states at a crucial … point in time, just before the vote in France and the Netherlands. The paper draws from EPIN network experts in the 25 EU …