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international / eu Wednesday June 11, 2008 - 17:53 by jmstipe20
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Background information for the Irish referendum on June 12: The EU today lacks proper democratic procedures. The Lisbon Treaty boosts this lack of democracy making the EU even more remote to its citizens. This is the conclusion of a study by Michael Efler, Percy Vogel, Gerald Häfner, Roman Huber and Felix Wünsche. ... read full story / add a comment
Video from the Lisbon Debate hosted by the Socialist Party in Wynn's Hotel on the 5th June 2008. Here Joe Higgins outlines the No argument. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M89u1OMnJFA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zACw6U4Nbgc&feature=user http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIERKAGbl2U&feature=user ... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections Wednesday June 11, 2008 - 14:31 by Raymond Bhreatnach
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AN INFORMED AND REASONED PIECE ON WHY TO VOTE A BIG NO TO LISBON ... read full story / add a comment
national / eu Wednesday June 11, 2008 - 11:58 by Barra Ó Gríobhtha
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In the last few days, Brian Cowen has stated that Ireland's future will be decided by the Lisbon Treaty Referendum. If, therefore, its ratification is so paramount with regard to the future of Ireland, and indeed Europe, then why are we the only nation voting on it? Surely, in any democracy, people are entitled to decide on issues which fundamentally shape their future, right? A half a billion people now live in the E.U., but only a few million are being asked for their opinion in a referendum being billed by Cowen as the most import in a generation. Either European democracy is well or truly a thing of the past, or Cowen, Kenny and Gilmore are exaggerating the importance of this referendum with a view to sparing their blushes on the corridors of power in Brussels. ... read full story / add a comment
The areas in which national competences will be or potentially will be transferred to the Union, and the procedure of how the national parliaments may try to retain the remainder of their competences. ... read full story / add a comment |
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