EUROPEAN NO CAMPAIGN
International Conference on the EU Constitution
MEDIA INVITATION
Why say NO to this EU Constitution?
On Saturday, 21 May at the Felix Meritis in Amsterdam the European No
Campaign will hold a one-day conference (11.00-18.00) with Dutch and
international speakers. The conference shall give an answer to the
question: Why say NO to the EU Constitution?
Among the international speakers will be Marta Andreasen, the former
Chief Accountant of the EU Commission who was dismissed because she
insisted on the fact, that the EU accounting system is vulnerable to
fraud on a massive scale. Bernard Jenkin, a Conservative Party Member
of British Parliament and Shadow Minister for Trade & Industry, will
elaborate on the British perspective of the EU Constitution. The Dutch
speakers - coming from different political camps - will provide
interesting viewpoints with Harry van Bommel MP, Willem Bos, Prof Arjo
Klamer, Prof Harrie Verbon and Syp Wynia. Other speakers come from
Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech
Republic.
The European No Campaign (ENC) is a cross party network of individuals
and campaigns from all across the EU who exchange information,
strategy and cooperate to make the no-side win. The network shows that
to oppose this constitution goes perfectly together with a pro
European attitude. On the contrary: you have to reject this
constitution if you want Europe to become more democratic, free and
prosperous and to benefit from its diversity.
The proposed EU Constitution is a confirmation of the previous EU as
an 'EU of the Eurocrats'. It helps the powerful to get more power and
to avoid real reform which would enhance democracy and develop an 'EU
of the Citizens.'
Supporters of the ENC may have different reasons why this project must
be stopped, but all of them share the concerns about a transfer of
sovereignty to empower an insufficiently controlled structure and an
increasing lack of democracy. They all agree that this constitution
does not provide what Europe needs now.
'It is an unbelievable arrogance to claim that literally millions of
Europeans from all across Europe who are opposing this particular
constitution would be anti-Europeans or just to stupid to understand
it,' says Thomas Rupp, the German coordinator of the European No
Campaign. 'The ENC gathers pro European supporters that are as diverse
and different as Europe itself but share a serious concern about its
future. With the conference in Amsterdam we want to show the Dutch
opponents to the EU Constitution that they are not alone.'
For more information please contact Thomas Rupp:
Phone +44 207 197 2333 - Mobile +44 79 1030 2855
Email (NOT from 20-22 May 2005)
info@europeannocampaign.com
Please find all details on the conference at:
www.europeannocampaign.com/nl.html
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