The proposed EU constitution will extend the powers of the EU in the following areas:
* The abolition of the remaining national veto in almost all areas
* The creation of a permanent EU President and an EU Foreign Minister
* The establishment of an EU criminal justice system - Corpus Juris - on the continental model, without juries or habeas corpus
* The creation of new EU powers to harmonize employment and social policies;
* Inclusion of the EU's 'Charter of Fundamental Rights' into the treaty giving it full legal force
* The creation of an EU diplomatic service
* The creation of a European Armaments Agency to harmonize military spending.
* The creation of an open-ended "division of powers" meaning that, in many areas, EU member states will only be able to act if the EU has chosen not to.
* Confirmation that all Britons (and nationals of other EU states) are citizens of the EU is confirmed. (The duties of citizens are not defined.)
* The Government has said that the Constitution, along with all other EU laws, is to be part of UK law. They will be superior both to our own Constitution and our own law.