European Union leaders have heaped praise on Gordon Brown’s “courage” in keeping the Lisbon Treaty alive by ignoring Ireland’s No vote and UK public opinion to complete Britain’s ratification.
The Prime Minister found himself in the uncomfortable position of being lauded for defying British opinion as EU leaders met to discuss ways to push ahead with the Lisbon treaty despite the Irish rejection.
Over dinner in Brussels, EU leaders set an October deadline for the Irish government to come up with a way to ratify the treaty, which requires the approval of all 27 member-states to take effect.
Despite publicly promising to respect the Irish vote, EU states led by France are leading a campaign to pressurize Ireland into agreeing a second referendum.
Som Skjoldungen tidligere har skrevet – EUSSR accepterer kun et ‘JA’.
Brown er vel nok en stor og modig mand, sådan at gennemføre EU-regimets forfatning, uden at spørge folket.
Meget flot gjort, Brown. Du er vel nok en stor mand, der nok skal gå over i historien som manden der forrådte sit eget folk. Men hey, hellere hadet af folket end af EU, right?
Men han kommer nok til at dele skamstøtten med mange andre, såsom vores egen færre folkehelt, Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
Comment af rettentilselvforsvar — 20 juni 2008 @ 11:03