He was presenting a paper written in conjunction with his old colleague, Karl Lamers. The authors did not say whether they considered the present war to be an example of that. The document also emphasises that European integration affects domestic policy and the internal structures of member states.
European policy becomes immediately domestic policy and vice-versa.
Protests across Europe against war in Yugoslavia Mayday meetings across Europe have been used to express opposition to NATO's attacks on Yugoslavia. Trades unionists demonstrated against the war in Germany, where they were addressed by the former Finance Minister, Oskar Lafontaine who was making his first public appearance since his resignation. To the applause of some 12,000 people, Lafontaine said that the military planning of the war had not been thought through and that it was a mistake to ride roughshod over the United Nations. Elsewhere in Europe, similar Mayday celebrations took on an anti-NATO tone. 10,000 demonstrated in Istanbul.