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"Mr President, contrary to the gloom-laden forecasts and baseless criticism of Poland during recent debates in this House, especially by the leader of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament, the Lisbon Summit turned out to be a diplomatic compromise. Both the EU and the Polish authorities perceived the potential to reach an agreement. The EU side showed an appreciation of Poland’s importance and potential by increasing the number of Advocates General in the Court of Justice, and also by retaining the Ioannina clause.
We must hope that the compromise reached at the summit is only an introduction to consultation with the peoples of Europe. The draft EU Reform Treaty is, in the end, too important a document to be smuggled through in the secrecy of political meeting rooms. Let us not forget that the previous version of this treaty died in two Member States’ referendums. Failure to allow the public to have their say once more on the future of the EU would not only be a breach of one of the EU’s fundamental values but would also provide clear evidence that those in government fear the voice of their own electorate. Let the dictators of democracy allow the public themselves to express their will as regards the future vision of the EU."@en1
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