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European Parliament (Strasbourg) 16-18 June
2008.
Reactions to the Irish No to the Lisbon
Treaty.
In order of appearance:
- Hans-Gert Pöttering MEP, EPP-ED, President
of the European Parliament (16.06.2008)
- José Manuel Barroso, EU Commission
President (13.06.2008; 18.06.2008;
10.07.2007)
- Nigel Farage MEP, Co-President,
Independence/Democracy Group (IND/DEM)
(17-18.06.2008)
- Martin Schulz MEP, President, PES Group
(18.06.2008)
- Margot Wallström, Commission
Vice-President (18.06.2008)
- Daniel Hannan MEP, non-attached (formerly
EPP-ED) (18.06.2008)
- Hanne Dahl MEP, IND/DEM Group (18.06.2008)
- Kathy Sinnott MEP, Co-President, IND/DEM
Group (18.06.2008)
- Philip Bushill-Matthews MEP, EPP-ED
(18.06.2008)
- Poul Nyrup Rasmussen MEP, President of the
Party of European Socialists
(PES)(18.06.2008)
- Tobias Pflüger MEP, European Left -
GUE/NGL (18.06.2008)
NOTE - The MEPs wearing the "Respect the
Irish Vote" shirts are from various countries
and from different groups.
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Credits:
- Hemicycle scenes: Audio Visual, European
Parliament
- Barroso excerpt (10.07.2007) from EUX.TV
(http://www.eux.tv ): "Barroso: European
Union is 'empire' (short version)". Watch
video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2Ralocq9uE
- Music: Cornerstone Cues: Requiem For A
Tower Mvt. II; Reprogram. From "El Morro":
Drum Train, Burning Touch, Undefeated. From
"Air Lyndhurt": Dark Rise, Velvet Choker.
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Note on the rejected EU Constitution and
Lisbon Treaty:
The people of France and the Netherlands
rejected the proposed EU constitution in the
2005 referendums. After this, other countries
cancelled a promised referendum and the EU
Constitution was re-written as an "amending
treaty" or a "reform treaty" and named
"Treaty of Lisbon".
On the basis of this deceit, they claimed
that no referendums are necessary on the
Lisbon Treaty. Ireland was constitutionally
required to hold a referendum and on the 12
June 2008 the people of Ireland gave a
resounding No to Lisbon. Yet this vote is not
being respected and the rule of law is being
ignored. The EU leaders agreed at the June
19-20 EU Summit that ratifications must go
on. Moreover, no other government is asking
the people.
The Lisbon Treaty establishes a new "European
Union" with joint citizenship - an EU
"federal" State that is technically and
politically empowered to centralize more
power in Brussels. The treaty also stipulates
the militarisation of the Union in order to
'police the world' just like the US does
today.
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To view the Political Groups in the European
Parliament go to:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert.
do?language=EN
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EU Member States:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain,
Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, United Kingdom
Other states in Europe:
Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Faroes,
Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, San Marino,
Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Transdniestria
(Transnistria), Belarus, Turkey, Croatia,
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro,
Albania, Kosovo, Abkhazia, South Ossetia.
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