Mick

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...9594_1,00.html



February 18, 2005

Propaganda? We're just keeping you all informed, says Brussels
By Anthony Browne, Europe Correspondent
THE European Commission has been accused of spending hundreds of thousands of pounds on a “pro-constitution propaganda” campaign in Britain, despite a pledge by the British Government that “not a single penny” of European public money would be spent in the referendum campaign. An investigation by The Times has revealed that the European Commission has been funding a series of seminars, leafleting campaigns, theatre activities and “celebration days” about the European constitution across schools, libraries, think-tanks, local government and pro-European pressure groups around Britain. NI_MPU('middle');The Government yesterday told the Commission not to spend any of a dedicated €8 million (£5.5 million) budget for promoting the constitution in Britain. But the Commission has already been spending large sums promoting the constitution, and has insisted that it will still fund general “information” campaigns about the EU in Britain. The Commission will also continue spending more than €1 million a year on pan-European federalist campaign groups and think-tanks that have members in Britain or influence debate here.



Mick

Leslie

I wonder if we will get a chance to find out all the in and outs of this proposed constitution and will it be explained to us exactly how our lives will be affected before the referendum is instituted.

Les

warrenm2

Yeah right! Then we might make the "wrong" informed decision then mate! HAHAHA