22 January 2004 Edition

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EU Presidency plans disappointing

Speaking during Dáil statements on the Irish EU Presidency, Sinn Féin TD Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin said that many in the political establishment are "more concerned with creating a United States of Europe than about achieving a United Ireland".

Ó Caoláin also said that, "The Government programme has disappointed Irish hopes for a distinctive and progressive Presidency that could be a source of pride for our people. This failure reflects the Government's characteristic lack of both vision and political will when it comes to Europe. Sinn Féin, on the other hand, believes that another Europe - a socially just and socially responsible Europe of Equals - is possible."

He went on to say that the Government, in agreeing the defence clauses of the draft Constitutional Treaty had "failed to pursue a policy of positive neutrality in action"


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