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"After some serious and careful thought, the voters of Ireland have ratified the Treaty of Lisbon with a two-thirds majority. We receive this news with pleasure and pride, as the Treaty will enable further enlargement. The only ones still making their minds up are President Václav Klaus and the Czech Constitutional Court. I come from the former Yugoslavia and I have memories of us supporting Czechoslovakia, not just when they played ice hockey against the Soviet Union, but on every occasion and in every context. From the time when the forces of the Warsaw Pact invaded Czechoslovakia during the Prague Spring, we always showed solidarity with them. On this occasion, however, I cannot and must not do so, as that would be to the detriment of the European Union, my own country and any future candidate countries. I must express our concern publicly and say that we will not allow ourselves to be blackmailed. For this reason, I call on the political leaders and the public opinion of both the current and future candidate countries to let the President of the Czech Republic know that he is toying with our destinies and with their destinies. It is high time that this game came to an end."@en1
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