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"Ladies and gentlemen, I see many expressions of satisfaction and even joy in this chamber over the result of the repeat Irish referendum. Notwithstanding that the ratification process for the Lisbon Treaty has yet to be completed, I would like to suggest that we put our satisfaction and joy on hold until the citizens of Europe have confirmed, for example, in future elections to the European Parliament, that the Lisbon Treaty was first and foremost to their benefit, that it has improved social conditions, reduced dangerous armed conflicts and made a major contribution to a modern democratic Europe. I admit that the result of the repeat Irish referendum was no surprise to me. We all witnessed the pronounced interest of the European organisations, which verged on the coercion of Ireland, and which was backed up with corresponding levels of funding. I was a committed federalist even in the period when the Czechs and Slovaks shared the same state. I am, and I will remain, a federalist in the best sense of the word. However, it bothers me – and I am not alone in this – that EU citizens were not allowed to decide on such an important document in a referendum covering all of the states. I consider it an error to push through a document which creates the possibility of a stronger role for financial institutions with no regard for social Europe. In my opinion, the repeat referendum in Ireland sets a dangerous precedent for the whole European community. Time will be the judge and I believe that it will show the result of the second Irish referendum to be a Pyrrhic victory. I would like to request that the constitutional arrangements of the Czech Republic be respected and that no pressure be brought to bear on the Czech authorities and particularly on the President in deciding ..."@en1
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