Friday, 16th October 2009
Tory MEP warns power will be drained away from the UK
A Scottish Conservative MEP has warned of the creation of a European federal superstate, with the consequent loss of national sovereignty, as a direct result of the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty.
Struan Stevenson made the comments whilst speaking to a Conservative Party gathering in Berwick-Upon-Tweed.
The recent Irish referendum on the European Constitution has brought the idea of a United States of Europe ever closer and following Poland’s signing on 10th October, there is a considerable amount of pressure on the Czech Republic to provide their signature on the Lisbon Treaty as well.
If the Treaty is ratified, an extra 200 staff will be required in the European Parliament. This may be mirrored in the European Commission and European Council of Ministers, totalling 600 new jobs, at an extra staffing bill of £39 million a year.
Mr. Stevenson went further, cautioning that Peter Mandelson has been activity hoping to see the final vestiges of sovereignty drained away from the UK Government before Labour loses office, in order that Tony Blair can become the new President of the EU, with Mandelson at his side as Europe’s most powerful mandarin.
But the German Constitutional Court has already taken defensive measures against the centralising of power from EU member states, ruling that the German Parliament will always take precedence over the European Parliament. Other countries may well take similar action and Stevenson is urging David Cameron to do likewise.
Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Stevenson said:
“The Irish’s support for the Lisbon Treaty has put Europe a step closer to becoming a superstate, draining national sovereignty away from the UK and giving more and more of it to Brussels.
“Much rides on the Czech Republic’s support of the treaty. But by the time David Cameron takes over as Prime Minister, the real centre of power will have moved to Brussels and to President Blair. This is not something Conservatives would wish to contemplate, so we should examine the way Germany has relied upon its senior judges to claw back sovereignty from the centre.”
