German parties back national referendums on major EU decisions.

[dipsydoodle]

Source: Reuters

Nov 12 (Reuters) - Germany should be allowed to hold national referendums on major European policy decisions that involve transferring powers to Brussels or committing German money at EU level, coalition negotiators have proposed, according to a document seen by Reuters.

"The population should be asked directly on European policy decisions of special importance," the document says.

"This would apply in particular when new member states are added, when important powers are to be transferred to Brussels, or when German finances are committed at EU level. For such decisions we want to pave the way for nationwide referendums."

The document was put together by a working group on domestic policy led by Interior Minister Hans-Peter Dietrich of the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) and Thomas Oppermann, a senior member of the Social Democrats (SPD).

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/12/germany-europe-referendums-idUSB4N0E202H20131112

[OldEurope]

1. The name is Friedrich, not Dietrich./ nt

[dipsydoodle]

2. Oops

Reuters should know better.

[Jackpine Radical]

3. The problem with those Krauts

is that they fell for all that "democracy" bullshit we fed them after the end of the war.

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4. They had democaracy when Hitler's party got into power.

The problem was low voter turnout.

With the current situation of proposed referendums its closer to true democracy because it allows the people to get politicians to do what they were voted in to do as opposed to what politicians subsequently decided was in their own interest.

[Jackpine Radical]

5. They hadn't had democracy for long.

From 1919 until 1930, when Hindenburg killed it.

[yurbud]

6. democracy for economic decisions? Is that terrorism? Someone will figure out a way to say it is