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An ESM referendum too?

  • 26-03-2012 11:31am
    #1
    Continuity Wolfe Tone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 47 ✭


    Can Ireland agree to a change to the TFEU allowing the setting up of the ESM without it going to a referendum?

    Vincent Browne was saying the other night that in his opinion we needed a referendum - him being a barrister as well as a journalist I'm assuming he has given this a bit of thought and there is an argument to be made?


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  • #2
    Continuity Wolfe Tone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 47 ✭Continuity Wolfe Tone


    No one?


  • #3
    Tom Young
    Legal Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,338 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tom Young


    You'd have to look in detail at Lisbon. It may not be the case that a Referendum is required in all circumstances!


  • #4
    Continuity Wolfe Tone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 47 ✭Continuity Wolfe Tone


    Thanks for the reply Tom,

    It seems to me that this change is quite a large one that changes how the EU works.

    I don't understand why the govt couldn't sign up to Lisbon or Nice etc without asking the Irish peoples permission to do so yet can agree to this change without asking/requiring the Irish peoples permission.

    I was hoping someone here would know the answer but I guess I'm going to have to investigate myself, not something I'm looking forward to, I've always struggled with EU law.


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