What for? This is truly the question when we talk about referendums about European matters on national level. At least in Germany politician after politician flirt with the idea to include the citizens via a referendum in European issues. Some of them think that the Basic Law (“Grundgesetz”) has to …
Cameron announced UK referendum “about Europe” These are the special moments when politicians say something in public which they will regret some day for sure. This time British prime minister David Cameron put a referendum about “Europe” on the agenda. True, he did not say when the referendum will be …
Jetzt wird es richtig ernst. Die Iren sind dafür bekannt, dass sie europäische Fragestellungen via Referendum durch die Bevölkerung direkt legitimieren lassen. Dabei geht es nicht um den politischen Willen, dies zu tun. Die irische Verfassung sieht dies ausdrücklich vor, da gibt es keinen Ermessensspielraum. Was das für Europa bedeutet …