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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-04-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120418.18.3-260-500"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-04-18-Speech-3-249-5002
lpv:speaker	lp:Jean-Luc Bennahmias2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Mouvement Démocrate (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; REGI (2012-01-19--2012-11-04)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2012-02-13--2014-06-30)3 member; EMPL (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; ALDE (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"After France and the Netherlands rejected the EU constitution by referendum in 2005, the Irish rejection of the Treaty of Lisbon by referendum in 2008 was another major setback for the European Union. Rather than respect the people’s decision, once again, our leaders decided to force it through with no concern for democratic legitimacy, this time conceding to the Irish people a few meagre legal guarantees regarding the provisions of the Treaty of Lisbon which, in their eyes, were inadequate. As far as I am concerned, the failure to respect the European people’s vote is something that only goes to increase the EU’s democratic deficit and has only widened the gap between citizens and Brussels. This amounts to ignoring their vote and a pick-and-mix Union as some countries have been made exempt, through a protocol, from complying with certain provisions. So yes, we are voting to add this protocol to the existing Treaties negotiated in 2009 but no, we are definitely not fooled into thinking that this will alter the Irish people’s perception of the EU."@en1

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