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"Mr President, with regard to the Irish agreement at the European Council, I must say that this is a huge success for Irish diplomacy. I was, frankly, surprised that the other Member States conceded so quickly on the size of the Commission, reverting to one Commissioner per country. I know that many Member States had reservations about that. But the fact that they did so shows the willingness of other Member States to move to meet the concerns that were expressed in the Irish ‘no’ campaign and the ‘no’ vote. This is not an attempt to ignore the Irish ‘no’ vote. It is an attempt to respond to the ‘no’ vote, to move to meet halfway and to try and find a solution that is acceptable to all 27 countries.
In this Union, when there is a divergence like that, we try to bridge the gap. The other Member States have shown their willingness to move to meet Irish concerns. I very much hope that will be sufficient to enable a positive result in a new referendum to be held next year, when it is up to the Irish people to make their choice."@en1
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