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15 December 2010

Irish Times: Government unlikely to call a referendum over a looming revision to the Lisbon Treaty


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Nach dem Scheitern der ersten Referenden zu den Verträgen von Lissabon und Nizza ist die Regierung bemüht, einen neuen Paragraphen in den Vertrag von Lissabon einzubringen mit dem Ziel eine erneute Abstimmung zu vermeiden.


Minister of State for Europe Dick Roche said it was his personal view that a referral to the people would not be required and believed Cabinet members to hold the same opinion.
EU leaders expect to sign off on the amendment when they gather in Brussels tomorrow. They believe the change will not transfer powers to the EU and, therefore, may not require an Irish referendum.
 
Although the formal decision on whether a vote is required rests on a legal opinion from the Attorney General, Mr Roche said the Government took advice from the attorney as it entered the talks and was pleased with their outcome.
 
This frees them to use an amendment procedure reserved for such changes. The leaders believe they can go down this path because the rescue scheme they plan would operate as an inter-governmental arrangement, outside the purview of the EU institutions.
 



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