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"I welcome the Swedish Presidency’s proposal to focus on questions of policy instead of constitutional questions during its presidency.
However, the Council has decided to ignore the democratically expressed will of the Irish people, and they have made a decision to force the Treaty of Lisbon through.
Unfortunately, the policy framework that they are pursuing is the same failed agenda of deregulation and liberalisation. This is not the appropriate response to the economic crisis. The complete opposite is the case, namely that it is a continuation of the same policies that instigated the crisis, and it is these same policies that are being further strengthened in the Treaty of Lisbon.
We are told that we need the Treaty of Lisbon because it has been long years in the making. But the Treaty of Lisbon was drafted and agreed before the economic crisis, and is based on policies that helped to ignite the crisis. To force through those outdated policies now would be disastrous, for it would make the crisis worse.
There is a need for new policies for a new era. There is a need for a new Treaty for a new era.
As far as climate change is concerned, it is important that the Swedish Presidency does its best to achieve a robust deal in Copenhagen."@en1
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