[Individual-members-EL] EL Press Release: On the result of the Irish referendum

[European Left]

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The NO against the Lisbon Treaty in Ireland, after the French and Dutch NO
against the previous constitutional treaty, confirms the strong dissent
amongst the citizens regarding the undemocratic method and neo-liberal
nature upon which Europe is built and conversely thrown into a crisis. This
dissent cannot be ignored as the governments did before by proposing again
the same framework and policies once rejected by the French and Dutch
people.

 

The NO-campaign in Ireland must not be seen as a no against Europe, but as a
radical criticism of the current policies and as an alternative idea of a
social and democratic Europe. In the light of two recent acts by the Council
of the European Union, specifically the directive for the unreasonable
extension of the working time and the directive for the detention of
migrants up to 18 months, this criticism is in fact well-founded. 

 

The social, economic and civil conditions of this Europe are unbearable and
demand strong and new answers. We underline that a new democratic process
involving the European citizens is necessary. New contents, social and civil
rights, policies of peace, cohesion and ecology, as well as civil values,
which inspire the construction of Europe, are necessary. And it is crucial
that the people can express themselves on a new framework through a European
referendum. 

 

 

Graziella Mascia

Vice-President of the European Left.

 

 

 
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