THE EU constitution would lead to a less democratic union where “corporate profits would take priority over the needs of ordinary people”, a new alliance claimed yesterday.

SWEDEN’S former foreign minister Anna Lindh has been posthumously voted European of the Year in Sweden.

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT President Pat Cox yesterday voiced his opposition to any unilateral action against Iraq, as he was named European of the Year 2002.

Pat Cox MEP, President of the European Parliament, received uproarious applause when he was presented with the 2002 European Movement / Aer Rianta European of the Year Award by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern at a gala reception in the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin, today.

Tony Blair should set out a clear strategy for Britain’s entry into the European single currency, according to a report by a think tank published today.

LAWS requiring groups campaigning in referenda to say where they get their money are to be examined, Environment Minister Martin Cullen said yesterday.

Some years ago I joined the European Movement here to promote the ideal of a peaceful Europe after a century of wars and destruction.