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To: mishedlo who wrote (15496)	6/19/2004 5:59:11 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Respond to of 110194

truly I do not know - it is a sad thing IMHO - France and Germany raped Europe and forced them into their set of laws and rules. It was definitely not a democratic process and many small countries do not even know into what they got into. It is not so much about the constitution itself but about who dictated the constitution on other nations - two strongmen and sleazy criminals Chirac and Schroeder. Because I am so much against the happening I think I am biased. As to the FX implications. The two countries have extensive socialist orientation and are very anti American as such I do not think it is a vote for freedom of business and economic expansion. – negative for the EUR even that it may be interpreted positive short term If the CDU would be in power I would feel more comfortable from what I heard the were even able to twist the arms of Tony Blair et - al

To: mishedlo who wrote (15496)	6/20/2004 1:02:44 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

19 Jun 2004 15:51 GMT - UK: New EU Constitution Boosts UK's Influence LONDON (AP)--The U.K. government said a proposed new European Union constitution would boost The U.K.'s influence in the club, but opponents bolstered by the recent electoral success of an anti-E.U. party warned that U.K. voters would never support the pact. "Dump it in the dustbin," The Sun newspaper demanded in a headline. It slammed Prime Minister Tony Blair as "Blair the Betrayer" for signing the constitution, and warned "UK rights lost." Much of the U.K.'s tabloid press opposes closer integration into the E.U. Such skepticism got a big boost last week when the once-fringe United Kingdom Independence Party, demanding withdrawal from the continent-wide bloc, grabbed 16% of the U.K. vote in elections for the European legislature. Pressure from the Conservative Party and other opponents recently forced Blair to announce he'd put the proposed constitution to a national referendum. UKIP leader Roger Knapman demanded an immediate vote and said Blair should quit if he lost it. Michael Ancram, the Tories' foreign affairs spokesman, said that if it is approved, the constitution would strip power away from London, giving European judges jurisdiction over the U.K. legal system. "This constitution both directly and by stealth moves powers away from Britain to Brussels," he said. "It must be exposed and opposed." He said the government wasn't admitting how much it had had to concede in negotiations over the pact. "They are defending it not on what they have won, but on what they haven't lost. Who do they think they're duping?" he asked. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the U.K. had gotten what it wanted out of negotiations for the constitution, which he argued would give the U.K. more power, not less. "Overall it is a very good deal," he told Sky News. "We had to ensure national governments had more control and they could operate more efficiently and more effectively. We have got that. We have given greater control to national governments and greater influence to national parliaments." He declined to say when the government would call a referendum on the constitution. Blair has said the pact is necessary to smooth decision-making in the newly enlarged E.U. of 25 nations and doesn't fundamentally change member states' relationships to Brussels. Neil Kinnock, a European Commission vice president and former British Labour Party leader, said he believed Blair's government would persuade U.K. citizens to vote for the constitution. "I think the strong probability is that familiarity and comprehension does assist with removing fears and getting rid of the legends and building support for engagement in the E.U.," he told British Broadcasting Corp. radio. "My problem is that so many attitudes are based upon distorted and very inaccurate information." Charles Kennedy, leader of the pro-E.U. Liberal Democrat party, agreed. "It is essential for pro-Europeans to expose the hollow myths being peddled by the Conservative leadership and UKIP," he said. (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 19, 2004 11:51 ET (15:51 GMT)