Ainda sobre o Tratado...

Mais duas análises da VOX sobre o Tratado de Lisboa. A segunda é particularmente interessante:

• Lisbon Treaty as Trojan horse vox - Research-based policy analysis and commentary from leading economists:

  "This column argues that the Lisbon Treaty is a Trojan horse where better rules of government (a good thing) are associated with fears of their misuse (excessive centralization). No wonder voters won’t open the gates. EU leaders need to dispense with schemes designed to bypass the will of the people and focus instead on fundamentally rethinking the goals and processes of political integration. Until this is clarified, European electorates will be confused, fear the “Eurocrats” and vote no."
  

• Lisbon Treaty: Good for democracy and efficiency vox - Research-based policy analysis and commentary from leading economists:

  "This column shows that the flow of EU decision-making has slowed. The Lisbon Treaty would bolster decision-making efficiency and democracy by reinforcing the three main elements of representative democracy, namely elected representatives that fight for their constituencies’ interests, compete with other such representatives, and are accountable to voters."