The Road to Euro Serfdom: The Same Document?

A couple of interesting tip bits from EU-Serf. The first following up on the various ways that the the Constitution is being sold in different countries

“The constitution will create a political and institutional framework from which no one will be be able to withdraw. It is a big step towards a more Social Europe”
Jacques Chirac

“(The constitution) is an expression of Europe as a union of nation states . . . the rejection of Europe as a federal superstate”
Tony Blair

“Prosperity will be reinforced by the constitution. It puts in place a social model which endeavours to be the most just and most advanced in the world”
José Luis Zapatero of Spain

“This is a great step forward for the EU to become a true political union”
Jean-Luc Dehaene of Belgium

“Europe is a story of friendship and partnership. The constitution seals this.”
Jan Peter Balkenende of the Netherlands

“The constitution is a massive infringement of our sovereignty”
Vaclav Klaus of the Czech Republic

Notice that Tony Blair seems to be the only one saying that the EU is not a state in the making, which contrasts completely with Jacques Chirac who explicitly says it is. Only one of these views can be correct and the second post explains which one. Chirac of course,

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told a Spanish radio station: “We will undoubtedly see European embassies in the world, not ones from each country, with European diplomats and a European foreign service.”

Britain and France would also lose their voices in NATO and their seats on the UN Security Council, said Zapatero.