Comments on: whodoicall.eu – One President of the EU http://www.jonworth.eu/whodoicalleu-one-president-of-the-eu/ At the intersection of the EU, UK politics and tech Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:28:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jon http://www.jonworth.eu/whodoicalleu-one-president-of-the-eu/comment-page-1/#comment-87376 Jon Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:10:06 +0000 http://www.jonworth.eu/whodoicalleu-one-president-of-the-eu/#comment-87376 Well, we reckoned it was worth putting the idea out there... Who knows how far the campaign will go, but it's important to introduce something else into the debate than the for-and-against-Blair stuff we have at present. Well, we reckoned it was worth putting the idea out there… Who knows how far the campaign will go, but it’s important to introduce something else into the debate than the for-and-against-Blair stuff we have at present.

]]> By: Ralf Grahn http://www.jonworth.eu/whodoicalleu-one-president-of-the-eu/comment-page-1/#comment-87375 Ralf Grahn Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:03:59 +0000 http://www.jonworth.eu/whodoicalleu-one-president-of-the-eu/#comment-87375 Jon and Jan, while the Lisbon Treaty does not endorse the combination of the Commission and European Council presidencies, neither does it exclude the "double-hatting", which would strengthen democratic accountability, as you correctly point out. If the member states (Council) fails to grasp this opportunity, another treaty reform may prove necessary, but I am with you as to the objective. Jon and Jan, while the Lisbon Treaty does not endorse the combination of the Commission and European Council presidencies, neither does it exclude the “double-hatting”, which would strengthen democratic accountability, as you correctly point out.

If the member states (Council) fails to grasp this opportunity, another treaty reform may prove necessary, but I am with you as to the objective.

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