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All items tagged referendumOpen Think Tank ArticlesSeptember 21, 2010 | After the Referendum: Turkey Headed Toward EU MembershipPaul-Robert Lookman: In last week’s referendum, a clear majority of Turkish voters accepted 26 reform proposals to improve democratic rule in Turkey. With a solution of the Kurd and Cyprus issues, this paves the way for Turkey to join the EU. This development should be applauded. ... MoreDecember 4, 2009 | Swiss Minaret Ban Threatens Freedom of Religion and DiversityCaroline Hammargren: The Swiss voted for a ban on the construction of minarets, which, under their system of direct democracy, is binding. The result of this referendum is an infringement on the freedom of religion and it is contrary to the liberal idea of protecting cultural plurality. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesNovember 7, 2011 | "Greek Spring" Shows EU Elitism Can Go No FurtherFar from being an expression of democracy, the now-scrapped Greek referendum was a power play by the Greek government against its own people. ++ The referendum’s failure highlights how, like in the Arab Spring, Western governments too can fall if they abandon democratic principles. ++ The paternalism of Germany and France during this crisis is inappropriate in a union of supposedly ... MoreFebruary 17, 2009 | President Chavez for Eternity June 16, 2008 | A Plan B for the Lisbon TreatyThe EU will likely find a way to implement the Lisbon treaty despite Ireland’s failure to ratify the document. ++ France and Germany have already indicated their willingness to “drive the Irish out of the EU if they fail to reverse their No vote.” ++ As long as the treaty avoids further defeats in the eight countries that have yet to ratify it, then the EU could exert unbearable pressure on ... More |
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