Allister opposes EU Citizenship and taxation in 50th speech in Parliament
16 January 2006
Since his aversion to ever-increasing centralisation in
Speaking on a report promoting EU citizenship, the DUP MEP said:-
"The notion of EU citizenship is a synthetic concoction, not a natural product. Citizenship belongs to nation states. It is not something to be purloined by the EU, in its desperate scramble for internal and external credibility, after the humiliating rejection of the unwanted Constitution.
What is being promoted here is a phoney and empty contrivance, designed to bring statehood to
Foolish reports like this do more to assist Euro-scepticism than anything else I know so, on that score, I suppose, I should say let's have more of them!"