Sarkozy: "The future of Europe in the hands of 12 wise people"
By Europe on Wednesday, October 17 2007, 14:44 - Carton rouge - Permalink
After the French referendum and before the bad compromise on the Reform Treaty will be reached in Lisbon in next days the French president Nicolas Sarkozy proposed (*) to convoke a "wise people's committee" to reflect on the future of the E.U. in 2020 and to report back in the first half of 2009. This proposal is not democratic and shows us the new Reform Treaty is not able to solve the structural problems of the Union.
After having adopted a more democratic method to write a Constitution with the European Convention the French president is choosing a closing method to discuss about the future of Europe not open to the citizens, neither to the representatives of citizens.
The future of Europe is too important to be left to a little group of 12 wise men.
This proposal underlines very clear which type of democracy is in the head of French president. An elitist democracy that Europefrombelow doesn't like. This is the reason to give our second 'carton rouge' to Nicolas Sarkozy.
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