Irish to vote on EU treaty again-Britain sign up within a year?

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Irish to vote on EU treaty again as experts warn Britain could be signed up within a year
By Kirsty Walker
Last updated at 11:13 PM on 07th December 2008
Comments (0) Add to My Stories Britain could be signed up to a controversial European Union Constitution within a year, it has emerged.
Ireland - which derailed the so-called Lisbon Treaty when voters rejected it in June - has been forced into holding a second referendum on the agreement.

One diplomat said: 'There is still some tweaking to do, but there is an understanding.'
Critics say that the Treaty is almost identical to the EU Constitution, rejected by the French and Dutch in 2005.
Protesters calling for a British referendum on the EU's Lisbon treaty unfurl a banner from the top of a crane above Parliament Square in London earlier this year
The EU insists that the document is needed to help ease decision-making in Brussels, but opponents say it will hand over sovereign powers to bureaucrats.

All 27 member states must ratify the treaty before it comes into force.

Ireland, the Czech Republic and Poland are the only nations which have not yet agreed to do so. Labour had promised British voters a referendum on the constitution - but reneged on that when the document was re-fashioned as a treaty.

This means that UK citizens will not have the opportunity to vote on whether to adopt the legislation.

Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen will this week confirm that a new referendum on the Treaty will be held next year.

He will not give a firm date, but experts say that October is the most likely time.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (right) welcomes the Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen in Brussels last week
Diplomats said that the Treaty would come into force by January 2010 if the Irish voted 'Yes' this time around.

The Irish Government is hoping that the financial crisis will encourage people to vote for the Treaty.

They will argue that Ireland would have been in a worse position if it had not signed up to the euro. It is likely that they will also claim that the Treaty will speed up decision-making, which will help tackle the economic downturn.

Dublin is set to be offered a series of concessions in return for staging another poll - including independence from the Treaty in sensitive areas such as tax and abortion. It will also retain the right to name an EU Commissioner.

At the moment, each member state is able to appoint its own candidate. But the number of commissioners will be reduced by a third if the Treaty comes into force.
Mats Persson, from the independent think-tank Open Europe, said: 'Ever since the Irish voted No to the Lisbon Treaty in June, politicians in Ireland and across Europe have tried to find ways to force this unwanted document through - against the clear will of the people.
Kitty Bunnetta Ody and Robyn Neilan urge a yes vote in Ireland's Lisbon Treaty referendum
'It's a sad day for democracy when Europe's politicians gang up on their citizens, rather than trying to win over their trust.

'This Treaty has been voted down three times already. It should be dead.

'If EU politicians succeed in bullying the Irish people to reverse their decision, Britain will be forced to accept a Treaty that will weaken the power of ordinary voters in this country and across Europe.'

Tory Europe spokesman Mark Francois added: 'The people of Ireland have already rejected the Lisbon Treaty in a free and fair referendum so it remains to be seen whether their politicians will dare to ask them to do this again.

'In any event it would be very odd if the Irish people are asked to vote twice before the British people are even allowed to vote once.'

[feardia]

At last something for the Irish groundcrew to do

They just got a delivery of Diebold voting machines too, I feel a new video coming on http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc71M4DnH2M
Bring it on NWO

[Sol Invictus]

If people cannot see that the EU is the master plan for total and utter subjugation and destruction of free will within its borders they must be blind and deaf.

EU? more like Hitlers master plan carried forward by his slavish attendee's and their whipping boys.

[Skylark]

This is something we can focus on is right Feardia. This is gona be a hard sell for them if they don't use the diebold machines, people were voting no instinctively last time round. Last time round? This is so ludicrous its staggering, a vote no is a vote no. Thats it, end of voting. We have an answer.
We'll have to get out and about and point this out to people if they don't see it already.
Killing in the name would be a good theme tune for the no campaign I reckon!
F**k you I won't do what you tell me!
Don't see us getting on Pat Kenny with that one though.

[Skylark]

Many many copies of Énd of nations' need to be burned and handed out.
i just got a DVD burner in my PC at work so I have just started burning various DVDs. Pretty sweet, getting work to buy blank DVDs too!

[stiros]

My gratitude to the Irish people, who voted against the Lisbon Treaty.
Thank you very much!

Love, Freedom and Truth
stiros