The Lisbon Treaty - now eupehmistically referred to as the Reform Treaty -
is trying to be foisted once again on the people of the EU.
Both Holland and Denmark rejected the Lisbon Treaty in 2006 : when the Treaty was put to the people in a referendum.
The Treaty is a complex document - however to summarise it : sovereign goverments within the EU will be required to transfer sovereign powers for defence, agriculture, finance and other laws over to Brussels/Strasbourg.
National goverments, throughout the EU, will not be able to pass legislation in these areas unless approved by the EU Commission.
Depending on which country you are from, countries representation at EU Commission level will be altered from the existing format - which means that some countries who today have an EU Commissioner, will lose that Commission seat if the Lisbon Treaty is enacted.
For the Treaty to be enacted, all member countries of the EU must ratify the Treaty in their own country.
It appears that most countries are not going to put the Treaty to their citizens.
These countries parliaments will debate the Treaty - but the Treaty itself will not be put to the people.
Fortunately, in this country, the referendum is being put to the people on this Treaty in mid - 2007.
I notice too that the British - promised a referendum under Blair - have been told that there will be no referendum in the UK.
Are our rights as sovereign citizens/nations being signed away to Europe?
or is the Lisbon Treaty a good thing?
is trying to be foisted once again on the people of the EU.
Both Holland and Denmark rejected the Lisbon Treaty in 2006 : when the Treaty was put to the people in a referendum.
The Treaty is a complex document - however to summarise it : sovereign goverments within the EU will be required to transfer sovereign powers for defence, agriculture, finance and other laws over to Brussels/Strasbourg.
National goverments, throughout the EU, will not be able to pass legislation in these areas unless approved by the EU Commission.
Depending on which country you are from, countries representation at EU Commission level will be altered from the existing format - which means that some countries who today have an EU Commissioner, will lose that Commission seat if the Lisbon Treaty is enacted.
For the Treaty to be enacted, all member countries of the EU must ratify the Treaty in their own country.
It appears that most countries are not going to put the Treaty to their citizens.
These countries parliaments will debate the Treaty - but the Treaty itself will not be put to the people.
Fortunately, in this country, the referendum is being put to the people on this Treaty in mid - 2007.
I notice too that the British - promised a referendum under Blair - have been told that there will be no referendum in the UK.
Are our rights as sovereign citizens/nations being signed away to Europe?
or is the Lisbon Treaty a good thing?