Why should we vote YES to the Lisbon Treaty? 1. Ratification ensures that each country keeps its commissioner. Under the previous Nice Treaty, each country would lose a commissioner to a proposed rotational system to be introduced in 2014. The Lisbon Treaty reverses this decision and provides that any changes Continue Reading →
Here is what I had to say last time round. Most of this has actually been improved and copper fastened in the meantime. My Newsletter from last June
1. It’s a new proposal. Europe has listened to the Irish people, giving new guarantees on all of the main issues from last year. The Treaty is subject to these new guarantees. In over 50 years, the EU has fully honoured all such guarantees. 2. Only a Yes Vote will Continue Reading →
Is it true that nothing has changed since the last Referendum? – No, a lot has changed. Following the deal agreed between Ireland and the other EU members, a Yes vote is the only way to guarantee that we keep our Commissioner – our voice at the top table of Continue Reading →
Many people voted no last time from uncertainty and misinformation. Here are some of the common No reasons refuted. Lisbon will NOT pave the way to Abortion: Ireland has secured a legal guarantee that it will retain control over sensitive social issues, including those related to the protection of the right Continue Reading →