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Lisbon: Plan B

Posted 26th June 2008 at 06:15 PM by spiller (The Political Gay)
So over on EurActiv Daniel Gros & Sebastian Kurpas of the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) have come up with a suggestions for the future of the Lisbon treaty

Member states would "ratify the consolidated treaties as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon". This consolidated text would contain "exactly the same substance" as the Lisbon Treaty. Once all 26 member states have ratified it, it would be submitted to Ireland, which could be presented with protocols...
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How Cowen lost the Treaty - A video essay

Posted 25th June 2008 at 09:50 PM by spiller (The Political Gay)


This is doing the rounds in Government circles and the bloggersphere! thought ye would enjoy it!

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"no alternative to a new referendum"

Posted 20th June 2008 at 08:53 PM by spiller (The Political Gay)
From todays Indo

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TAOISEACH Brian Cowen has been given a year by his European counterparts to push through a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, the Irish Independent has learned.

EU leaders yesterday firmly ruled out a renegotiation of the treaty as a way to resolve the crisis caused by Ireland's 'No' vote last week.

Government sources said it was also made clear that there was no alternative to a new referendum.
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Lisbon Round II? No Thanks!

Posted 14th June 2008 at 07:49 PM by spiller (The Political Gay)
Originally posted to my other blog

I am getting very annoyed with certain leaders and pro-europeans on the European continent. Granted I was disappointed with the No vote but then again, I'm not surprised. It was very hard to sell and explain! And I had read the feckin thing! I still think that the EU needs reforming. Nice is not very satisfactory for me and we need reform, but not Lisbon. Its back to the drawing bored.

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Voting No? Then we could lose our commissioner next year!

Posted 10th June 2008 at 05:01 PM by spiller (The Political Gay)
This is an expanded version of a post originally posted on My Opinion

Yes, thats right! Libertas is telling lies! According to Fine Gael TD Leo Varadkar

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Under Lisbon, the European Commission will be reduced in size to 18 Commissioners from 2014 and all countries will rotate on and off the commission in strict equality. In short, each country will nominate a Commissioner for ten years out of every 15. In fact, there is even a clause in the Lisbon Treaty that would
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