Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-12-03-Speech-3-068"
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"en.20081203.12.3-068"2
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"Mr President, in a situation where 25 or 26 countries have said ‘yes’ to the Treaty of Lisbon and just one has said ‘no’, it is not unreasonable, nor indeed undemocratic, to ask whether the one is willing to reconsider, but provided the rest of us are willing to meet the concerns that were expressed when they voted ‘no’. That is not to ignore the result of the Irish referendum; it is to respond to the result of the Irish referendum, look at the concerns that were expressed and try to meet them.
But that of course requires Ireland to tell us, to tell the other countries, exactly what concerns were expressed; to define a list of demands that we can then respond to or at least negotiate on. The solution of course has to be acceptable to all 27 countries. Preferably that means not renegotiating the whole Treaty but interpreting it, clarifying it, adjusting the way it could be implemented to meet the concerns. I for one am confident that can be done but it requires a first step from Ireland. I am glad that the Irish Parliament has taken the initiative on this, instead of leaving it to the government."@en1
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