On the close of the French presidency of the EU, there were news that the Irish would vote again on the Lisbon Treaty. The Irish were given guarantees that their demands would be met. Namely the fact that they would get to keep their commissioner.
Now the question is simple. The Irish are voting again on the Lisbon treaty, so are they voting again on the same treaty or are they voting on a new, different and improved treaty? Daniel Hannan of the Telegraph asks this very same question. If they are voting on the same treaty, then why are they voting at all? They already stated their opinion. If on the other hand they are voting on a different treaty, will the rest of the EU have to ratify a new treaty. Since the one they signed in Lisbon has now been changed to accommodate the demands of the Irish…?
Good question…
Will the rest of the EU have to ratify the Lisbon treaty again?