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| Poettering regrets at Irish "no" vote on Lisbon Treaty; Will excact revenge. | ||
| 2008-06-14 | ||
| European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering expressed here Friday regret at the "no" vote in the Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, calling for solutions at the European Union Summit next week. "It is of course a great disappointment for all those who wanted to achieve greater democracy, greater political effectiveness and greater clarity and transparency in decision-making in the European Union that the majority of the Irish could not be convinced of the need for these reforms of the European Union," he said in a statement. "We must not forget, however, that the European Union has experienced crises and times of difficulty several times before. Today, as in the past, we must keep a cool head." he added. Poettering said that the rejection of the treaty by one EU country could not mean that the ratifications which have already been carried out by 18 EU countries become invalid. Ireland is a far away country about which we know little and of whose peoples' opinion we care even less. "The ratifications in the other EU member states must be respected just as much as the Irish vote," he said, "For that reason, the ratification process must continue in those member states which have not yet ratified." We don't need rules any more than the mini-me Democrats in the US> For its part, the Irish government together with its European partners "will now be required to make proposals as to how to proceed from here," he said. We'll teach you, my little pretties.
You vill do it again until you get it right! He urged for calm reflection on how to proceed, saying that the reform of the EU "is important for citizens, for democracy and transparency."
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| Posted by:Nimble Spemble |
| #5 Today, as in the past, we must keep a cool head." he added I sense a threat to use the Ruritarian Offense. |
| Posted by: George Smiley 2008-06-14 18:27 |
| #4 But I keep votin' every night, hopin' one day I might get it right... |
| Posted by: Frank Zappa 2008-06-14 14:38 |
| #3 TW, you forget that the Irish pols are FOR the treaty! It's only the stupid peons that voted NO. So....... Send the treaty back to committee for a rewrite with directions to make it something that won't require a referendum. You know, make it part of a minor treaty change that Parliment can pass by itself. Worked for the Dutch and French and English, it will work here too. /Irish proposal |
| Posted by: AlanC 2008-06-14 13:36 |
| #2 Send the treaty back to committee for a rewrite, with directions to keep it under 25 pages -- that'll teach 'em. /end Irish proposal |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-06-14 10:59 |
| #1 Will the rest of Europe institute stiff tariffs and restrictions on trade with Ireland? Require passports and visas (limited number) for travel to and from Ireland? And if it works to force Ireland to comply with their will, could they try the same thing with Iran? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-06-14 10:45 |