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The target date for the Treaty of Lisbon to come in to effect is [[1 January]], [[2009]]. Ireland is currently the only member state that will hold a referendum on the treaty, the rest will aim to ratify it by their national parliaments. |
The target date for the Treaty of Lisbon to come in to effect is [[1 January]], [[2009]]. Ireland is currently the only member state that will hold a referendum on the treaty, the rest will aim to ratify it by their national parliaments. |
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[[Image:Jean-marie le pen cropped.jpg|thumb|[[Taoiseach]] [[Bertie Ahern]] has warned against making Ireland the 'battlefield' of eurosceptics around Europe. The [[University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin|UCD University]]'s invitation of French far-right [[Jean-Marie Le Pen]] is an example of is.<ref>http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0117/breaking63.htm</ref>]] |
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The government parties of [[Fianna Fáil]] and the [[Progressive Democrat]] are in favour of the treaty, but the other government party, the [[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Party]], is divided on the issue. The main opposition parties of [[Fine Gael]] and the [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] are in favour. [[Sinn Féin]], the [[Socialist Party (Ireland)|Socialist Party]] and the [[Socialist Workers Party (Ireland)|Socialist Workers Party]] are opposed to the treaty. A TNS/MRBI [[The Irish Times|Irish Times]] [[opinion poll]] on [[5 November]], [[2007]] showed only 25% of voters would vote yes in a future referendum on the treaty (though a large proportion of those surveyed were undecided).<ref>[http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/frontpage/2007/1105/1193444564474.html Support for EU reform treaty has halved] – ''[[The Irish Times]]'' newspaper, [[5 November]], [[2007]].</ref> |
The government parties of [[Fianna Fáil]] and the [[Progressive Democrat]] are in favour of the treaty, but the other government party, the [[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Party]], is divided on the issue. The main opposition parties of [[Fine Gael]] and the [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] are in favour. [[Sinn Féin]], the [[Socialist Party (Ireland)|Socialist Party]] and the [[Socialist Workers Party (Ireland)|Socialist Workers Party]] are opposed to the treaty. A TNS/MRBI [[The Irish Times|Irish Times]] [[opinion poll]] on [[5 November]], [[2007]] showed only 25% of voters would vote yes in a future referendum on the treaty (though a large proportion of those surveyed were undecided).<ref>[http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/frontpage/2007/1105/1193444564474.html Support for EU reform treaty has halved] – ''[[The Irish Times]]'' newspaper, [[5 November]], [[2007]].</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:39, 18 January 2008
The Irish referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon is a referendum that is expected to be held in 2008. It will decide whether the Republic of Ireland should ratify the Treaty of Lisbon (also known as the Reform Treaty) of the European Union. The referendum will be legally binding, although it is worth noting that a second referendum was held on the Treaty of Nice after the first vote rejected it by a narrow margin (see: Twenty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland).
The target date for the Treaty of Lisbon to come in to effect is 1 January, 2009. Ireland is currently the only member state that will hold a referendum on the treaty, the rest will aim to ratify it by their national parliaments.
The government parties of Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrat are in favour of the treaty, but the other government party, the Green Party, is divided on the issue. The main opposition parties of Fine Gael and the Labour Party are in favour. Sinn Féin, the Socialist Party and the Socialist Workers Party are opposed to the treaty. A TNS/MRBI Irish Times opinion poll on 5 November, 2007 showed only 25% of voters would vote yes in a future referendum on the treaty (though a large proportion of those surveyed were undecided).[2]
European Constitution
A referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe of the European Union was expected to be held in 2005 or 2006 but was postponed following the rejection of the Constitution by voters in France in May 2005 and in the Netherlands in June 2005.
External links
- Reform Treaty – An explanatory guide (Irish Government)
- Reform Treaty – Department of Foreign Affairs (Ireland)
References
