tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post3913709497054596422..comments2024-01-16T08:40:53.682+00:00Comments on <a href="http://www.openeurope.org.uk">Open Europe</a>: Back againOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556463374230498875noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-9840800322336149172007-10-05T12:30:00.000+01:002007-10-05T12:30:00.000+01:00From the Hope blog entry:"The new 270 page long do...From the Hope blog entry:<BR/><BR/>"The new 270 page long document was presented to UK officials at 5pm on 19 June this year – two days before EU leaders met at a Council of Ministers meeting on 21 June."<BR/><BR/>Actually, Hope is wrong on this. What was presented to UK officials was the proposed Treaty mndate to be agreed at the European Council: a mere 17 pages (available in its final form here: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/07/st11/st11218.en07.pdf )<BR/><BR/>The 270-page draft Treaty was produced by the Portuguese Presidency after the mandate had been agreed at the European Council.<BR/><BR/>It is surprising you missed this point, since you are usually fairly well-informed about stuff like this.<BR/><BR/>Which is worse: the 17 pages or the 270 pages? Arguably the 17-page document was a worse deal, since it required Whitehall to work out what it would do to the existing Treaties. And on their blind side, Sarkozy was creeping up with his anti-competitive scissors . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com