by chrismmgordon | Feb 26, 2015 | News
Socialist MEP and anti-Lisbon campaigner Joe Higgins has written to the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, asking him to sack Vice-President and Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani for having taken part in a pro-Treaty campaign tour with the...
by chrismmgordon | Feb 26, 2015 | News
Ireland for Europe Campaign Director, Pat Cox, has said that the Lisbon Treaty is specifically designed to rebalance the existing treaties so that market forces would be matched by extra social protections. Mr Cox told a meeting of the Association of European...
by chrismmgordon | Feb 26, 2015 | News
On Friday, May 28, the AEJ hosted a debate between two outgoing European Parliament candidates, Eoin Ryan of Fianna Fáil and Mary Lou McDonald of Sinn Féin. In her remarks, Ms McDonald said the Lisbon Treaty, while not coming up very much on the doorsteps was...
by chrismmgordon | Feb 26, 2015 | News
The Labour Party leader Eamon Gilmore has warned that concessions must not be made by the Government to religious and social conservatives about the wording of guarantees to be negotiated before the Lisbon Treaty is put to a second referendum. Addressing the AEJ in...
by chrismmgordon | Feb 26, 2015 | News
There is now an ideal opportunity open to Ireland to re-invent itself, Fine Gael Deputy leader and Finance Spokesman Richard Bruton told the AEJ’s February lunch in Dublin. Quoting President Obama’s Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who once said “You never want a serious...
by chrismmgordon | Feb 26, 2015 | News
There was a large turnout for the Annul AEJ Christmas lunch hosted by Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy on Monday, December 8. At the lunch Mr McCreevy presented Honorary Life Membership to longtime member Brian Farrell. He also made a special...
