Author Topic: OK euro's what's up with the EU? (Read 289 times)

JB88 · « **on:** May 30, 2005, 03:41:33 AM »

for those of us who would like to know and understand.

(no idiots please)

(if you had to think about it for a moment, yes, you are an idiot : P )

CyranoAH · « **Reply #1 on:** May 30, 2005, 04:59:24 AM »

I believe most people were voting against the government and not against the constitution (that happens a lot, and judging by the 54%/46% ratio, that seems to be the case).

Anyway, I don't think it's bad that the constitution is sent back to the drawing board. Needed a few tweaks in social issues.

My € .02

Daniel

JB88 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 30, 2005, 06:01:04 AM »

so this doesnt kill it then?

just more devil for the details?

Nilsen · « **Reply #3 on:** May 30, 2005, 06:10:07 AM »

I would think that a revised deal will be signed by all within a few years. There is too much at stake for it not to.

Maybe even Norway will join the EU in time. At the moment the no crowd has a slight lead.

JB88 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 30, 2005, 06:21:14 AM »

what is at stake here? what is the hold up?

Gh0stFT · « **Reply #5 on:** May 30, 2005, 06:31:30 AM »

slowly JB88, something like the EU is never accomplished before in History
in such a short time, why hurry ?
Like CyranoAH said, it needs tweaking until everyone is happy with the result.
Toghter we are much stronger, EU is the future so or so.

JB88 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 30, 2005, 06:41:46 AM »

i understand.

but what i am really getting at is..."what are the issues which are holding it up?"

what are the disagreements basically.

Nilsen · « **Reply #7 on:** May 30, 2005, 06:54:03 AM »

There is no hold up really.
They just made the mistake of working out the deal in a wincellar down in Bordeaux. When they came up after a few days they had borught the winelist with them and forgotten the stuff they were working on.
They submitted the winelist and hoped that nobody would bother reading it, but it backfired slightly because the front page had a picture of a chateau in Bordeaux. The winemakers from Burgundy objected and the deal has fallen through.

Now all they have to do is remember what wineyard they were at and retrive the correct text.

JB88 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 30, 2005, 06:56:01 AM »

ohhhhhhh...

ya. hate when that happens.

(shrug)

Hangtime · « **Reply #9 on:** May 30, 2005, 08:04:34 AM »

Looks like France left a big dookie in Europe's Cream of Wheat.

France is an equal opportunity **** layer.

Monk · « **Reply #10 on:** May 30, 2005, 09:03:35 AM »

sounds like everyone is dodging your question, or most Euro's don't know the reason.

Nilsen · « **Reply #11 on:** May 30, 2005, 09:06:14 AM »

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Originally posted by Monk
sounds like everyone is dodging your question, or most Euro's don't know the reason.

bingo

Momus-- · « **Reply #12 on:** May 30, 2005, 09:15:35 AM »

Can't be bothered to write an essay on this, no work today and the sun is shining.

Here is an informative link.

Non-ratification of treaty changes has happened before. The existing treaty arrangements allow for business to continue as before. US posters who think this somehow signals the demise of the EU project need to: a) Read something other than the Murdoch press, & b) Consider the effort originally required to get the US constitution framed and fully ratified.