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"en.20120418.18.3-256-000"2
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"The Heads of State or Government of the 27 EU Member States have agreed that the concerns of the Irish people expressed in the context of the amendment of the Treaty of Lisbon will be taken into account through the addition of a protocol to the Treaty. These concerns are in relation to the right to life, family and education, taxation, and security and defence. I see no objections to this, which is why I am in favour of the addition of the protocol. However, certain wording has been quite skilfully incorporated into the report – wording which, in my opinion, is not correct, and which I do not want. For example, it states that nothing in the Treaty of Lisbon makes any change as regards tax matters, but then says that further progress towards enhanced economic coordination in the Union is not ruled out. That, however, is contrary to the Treaty and represents clear interference with the budgetary authority of the Member States, which is something I reject. I was therefore unable to vote in favour of the report, although I am happy to allow the Irish their derogations."@en1
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