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Greece Bailout: What to expect in August?

July 23, 2015

After the second vote on prior actions yesterday, the Greek government has achieved to close a big chapter that started last February. Prior actions have passed by the Parliament with absolute majority, as SYRIZA and ANEL coalition government got the support from opposition parties New Democracy, PASOK and The River. For the next 10 days… » read more

Austerity Politics, Bridging Europe, Euro & Finance, eurocrisis, grexit, Portugal, spain, Syriza

, euro, eurozone, Greece, ireland

The Irish Referendum End Result – What Do You Think?

October 7, 2009

In a comment to Jim Murray’s entry I wrote that I would respect the vote of the Irish people whatever it was. As I am a great believer in freedom of opinion, I accept their vote. However, Jim’s entry Coming to the End of the Line brought up a question that has been at the back of… » read more

end, English, Irish, mistake, result

, ireland, referendum

All hail the [crook] democracy! *

Most politicians hailed the outcome of the second referendum on the same Lisbon Treaty. Not surprisingly, the loudest amongst them were the Brussels Eurocrats whose proliferation and revenue are further secured by the Treaty (Apostolov 2009b, Apostolov 2009a). Some politicians were even insolent enough to claim that the second referendum that the Irish folk… » read more

brainwash, Cold, Community, Constitution, crook, democracy, democrat, English, Eurocrat, ideologeme, Irish, Lisbon, Parliament, proliferation, revenue, threaten, Treaty, Union, War

, Europe, ireland, referendum

USSR Reloaded?

October 1, 2009

(Third edition) One man with courage makes a majority. Andrew Jackson In a historic second referendum on a treaty changing the way the European Community functions (the Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community (Conference of the Representatives of the Governments of the… » read more

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, Europe, free, ireland, referendum, trade, usa

THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS’ HYPOCRISY

September 16, 2009

What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say. Ralph Emerson Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing. Edmund Burke The hypocrisy of the European Institutions has been the focus of public debate ever since the… » read more

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Thoughts from Hollywood

July 29, 2009

I’ve moved on from Connemara – to Hollywood: In Hollywood I long to be, no, not the place across the sea, But in County Wicklow, Ireland’s lovely garden, Where no pretenders will you find, but decent people warm and kind, And flocks of friendly sheep into the bargain. This is from the song Changing your… » read more

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Connemara and Europe

July 28, 2009

The tourists here in Connemara this week are mainly French and German. Many French people have a very specific knowledge of the region and I suppose most French people have heard of the place from the song “Les Lacs de Connemara” sung by Michel Sardou. The fact that President de Gaulle loved Connemara was no… » read more

, connemara, ireland, lisbon treaty

The Lisbon Treaty in Connemara

July 24, 2009

I’m in Connemara in the West of Ireland on holidays this week but there is no getting away from the Lisbon Treaty. Irish people are naturally inquisitive and want to know where you come from – this out of interest and not paranoia, by the way. When I say I am from Co Wicklow, they… » read more

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Ireland has had a pretty awful summer

September 15, 2008

Ireland has had a pretty awful summer. It has rained every day, the recession is beginning to bite and, of course, we tried to ruin everyone else’s holiday by rejecting the Lisbon Treaty. Several surveys following the referendum confirmed that Irish citizens did not regret that decision one bit. In fact increasing numbers claim that… » read more

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