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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7950

23 April 2001
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/future of europe
In Canberra, Chris Patten speaks of shared sovereignty, subsidiarity and role of national parliaments

Canberra, 23/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - Delivering the "Schuman Lecture" at the Australian University of Canberra last week, on a trip to Australia, the European Commissioner for External Affairs, Chris Patten turned to Robert Schuman's contribution to the notion of sovereignty and the EU's prospects after Nice. In a speech entitled "Sovereignty, Democracy and Constitutions - Finding the right formula", Patten noted that, "over fifty years on, there are still those who have not caught up with...

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