WHERE THERE’S A WILL, THE EU SEES A WAY

Anne Palmer writes: "If the European Union can intrude into this area, it really is time that people were woken up to the fact that should Lisbon become effective it really WILL be one State of EU. Lisbon also makes clear it takes precedence over National Laws and Constitutions.

Do our Politicians really know what they are doing?

Our Government makes the point that there are different systems in the UK (Devolution) so what is the point in THAT if the EU is to take an over-all control system.

The UK Papers says, 25.18 In conclusion, the Government considers that the Commission would be "unwise" to attempt to carry forward an immense single project covering the whole of the subject matter of the Green Paper in a single stage and recommends that the Commission should divide the work into separate and manageable areas, giving priority to those parts that are likely to be achievable and to bring demonstrable benefits to citizens. The Government also recommends that serious consideration be given to exploring the need for, and the possibility
of achieving, an instrument harmonising choice of law rules in matters of succession (excluding administration and distribution of estates) and that if progress could be made in that area, it might be possible to build on that achievement in other areas covered by the Green Paper.

However, this is the latest message from the EU parliament. On 16th November, MEPs voted overwhelmingly (450 to 51) in favour of a report by Mr Gargani of the Committee on Legal Affairs, asking the European Commission to draw up a Community legal instrument relating to private international law on successions and wills, as already called for in the 1998 Vienna action plan, the programme of measures for implementation of the principle of mutual recognition of decisions in civil and commercial matters, adopted by the Council and Commission in 2000, the Hague Programme of 4 November 2004 for strengthening freedom, security and justice in the European Union, and the Council and Commission Action Plan implementing the Hague Programme on strengthening freedom, security and justice in the European Union (p.3-4).

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Death and the dying have nothing what so ever to do with the intrusion of the EU into wills and succession. Reading the UK paper makes clear that our elected, and paid by you and me Members of a British Parliament and Members of Her Majesty's Government cannot stop or prevent any of the tiniest bit of EU legislation from taking over and governing our once sovereign Country. All of this, the governing of our Country by foreigners-all of the legislation passed is not and none of it has been for all these years, in the interest of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. All of it is strictly against our Common Law Constitution. ( See Declaration 17 Lisbon). It is time to get out and get out NOW. Also see HERE.

Anne Palmer.