"No real debate about the Lisbon Treaty could happen. This was a deliberate decision"

[CookieMonster]

I'll probably have to bring this to Madam's attention too lest it go unreported.


Belgium's newly appointed EU Commissioner Karel de Gucht in response to a question posed by European Conservative and Reformist Group MEP Nirj Deva

"Whilst the original Constitutional Treaty was technical, and correct, people didn’t read the Lisbon Treaty, they didn’t understand the first word about it. No real debate about the Lisbon Treaty could happen. This was a deliberate decision of the European Council".

CentreRight: "No real debate about the Lisbon Treaty could happen. This was a deliberate decision"

[MrFunkyBoogaloo]

Bring on the yesmen to criticise the truth...

[Ah Well]

I'll probably have to bring this to Madam's attention too lest it go unreported.


Belgium's newly appointed EU Commissioner Karel de Gucht in response to a question posed by European Conservative and Reformist Group MEP Nirj Deva



CentreRight: "No real debate about the Lisbon Treaty could happen. This was a deliberate decision"

Ah you beat me to it Cookie (was away today) ... no need to work on that one now

[CookieMonster]

Ah you beat me to it Cookie (was away today) ... no need to work on that one now

Did you remember to include your travelling away during standard working hours and out of office expenses as awell as travel and temporary relocation expenses?

[Ah Well]

Did you remember to include your travelling away during standard working hours and out of office expenses as awell as travel and temporary relocation expenses?

Oh yes, of course, plus lots more just thrown in for good measure .... you just have to dontcha ....

(Secured First Class Honours in the Junket Johnny School of Taxpayers Money so I did)

[He3]

Antidote to du Gucht available on p.ie

http://www.politics.ie/lisbon-treaty...ml#post2028995

[He3]

I'll probably have to bring this to Madam's attention too lest it go unreported.


Belgium's newly appointed EU Commissioner Karel de Gucht in response to a question posed by European Conservative and Reformist Group MEP Nirj Deva



CentreRight: "No real debate about the Lisbon Treaty could happen. This was a deliberate decision"

Bump.

[CookieMonster]

Once again, He3, a telling silence.

They would rather peck though minutia of FT's posts than deal with the substantive issues.

[marmurr1916]

I could be wrong, but I believe there's been a pretty vigorous and ongoing debate about the Treaty of Lisbon in Ireland.

[CookieMonster]

I could be wrong, but I believe there's been a pretty vigorous and ongoing debate about the Treaty of Lisbon in Ireland.

You are wrong. There is a debate but it's reluctant and one sided. Few statements from the yes organisations have any basis in the Lisbon Treaty and most are designed to make this referendum appear as though it is about Ireland's membership of the EU.