MEPs Protest (The Original Video)

Go to http://x09.eu and sign for a REFERENDUM.
(This video replaces my earlier attempt, which was reposted by another youtuber before I deleted it.)

The Hemicycle, European Parliament,
Strasbourg - 12.12.2007:

The President of the European Commission, the President of the European Council and the President of the European Parliament gather to sign the Charter of Fundamental Rights, which will replace the European Convention on Human Rights. The Charter forms part of the "Lisbon Treaty", recently known as the "reform treaty", or the redesigned Constitutional Treaty.

A number of Members of the European Parliament (MEP) rose in protest against the "Lisbon Treaty" (signed by the 27 Heads of State and Government on 13.12.2007).

The "Lisbon Treaty" establishes the same EU Constitution that was rejected by the French and Dutch referendums in 2005.

This violates the principle of unanimity, where all Member States must consent to each treaty.

As Italian interior minister, Giuliano Amato said at the London School of Economics last February, "The good thing about not calling it a constitution is that no one can ask for a referendum."

As a result, the French and Dutch votes were ignored, and five governments have cancelled a promised referendum (Czech Rep., Denmark, Poland, Portugal, UK).

Only Ireland will have a referendum. The other 26 Member States will ratify the treaty in parliament without asking the people.

The Future of Europe can be different than the centralised monolith which the EU Constitution creates. The 'single market' (the 'four freedoms of movement') does not need to be governed by an EU bureaucracy which plans the economy and regulates our lives.

EU romanticism must stop. The EU is not what it seems to be.

Have your say on the Future of Europe.
Go to http://x09.eu and sign for a REFERENDUM in your country.

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Participating: MEPs from the Independence/Democracy Group, the GUE/NGL Group (Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left), the UEN Group (Union for Europe of the Nations), some members from the ED faction of the EPP-ED, and the Non-attached.

To view the Political Groups in the European Parliament go to: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members...
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Note: The European Parliament has 2 buildings, one in Brussels (the main) and one in Strasbourg, where most of the plenary sessions take place. So for 5 days a month nearly the whole Brussels Parliament moves to Strasbourg (5.5 hours by train). This monthly move costs European taxpayers over 250 million euros a year. (Note that in English 'euro' becomes 'euros' in plural and NOT as the EU bureaucrats have dictated; it makes no sense to say "give me two euro". Same goes for "cent").

EU Member States:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, United Kingdom

Other states in Europe:
Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Faroes, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, San Marino, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Transdniestria (Transnistria), Belarus, Turkey, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania.

Azzurri, alzatevi dal sonno! Italia Sicilia Sardegna Milano Roma Napoli Firenze Genova Italiani alzatevi dal sonno! Torino Palermo Bolgna Catania Bari Juventus Roberto Benigni Italiani alzatevi dal sonno!

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  News & Politics

[Greg L-W.]

Interesting proof the EU is bereft of meaningfull concepts of democracy is the supposedly democratically elected representatives are strong armed by unelected enforcers acting for the central soviet - the style of democracy is redollent of the USSR wherein almost the only means of representing the interests of the peoples rather than the self enrichment of the apparatchiks is by outright protest which in turn will no doubt be brutally silenced with force by EUroPol & the Rapid Repression Force

[europarl]

Yes, there's little doubt, it's the supreme soviet revisited. I can imagine this parliament 10 years from now if the Lisbon Treaty takes effect!

[Tennessee44444]

European parliament? AND what does it do? This whole E.U thing is nothing but a joke. Individual European nations couldnt compete with the U.S.A and most certainly this so called E.U cant even rival with the United States.

[europarl]

How's the weather, Tennessee44444... back in '89, the weather, how is it? :)

[JANUSZ1FROM1POLAND]

WE WANT FREEDOM!!!

[rh7onda7]

Vote No!

We are sleepwalking into a nightmare EU Super State that may well become a police state.

I believe in the EU as it stands but not in this Treaty.

Please volunteer:

join libertas. org, voteno. ie, lisbonvote. com

Please come to Ireland to help us Vote No! on June 12.

We are the only ones to have a referendum.

The future of ½ billion people in the EU rests in the Irish peoples hands. We can defeat this but we need help. Thank you.

[VaiMamalo1]

fucking scum!!!!!!!

[CeezeeAclan]

"It should be made clear they have to look for real elections - to give a fair chance to opposition politicians, to let them run and to make sure they have the means to run, and to let the international community monitor the campaign."

[Mr5eXLove]

the EU is not democratic. It's like the DUMA of Russia. Stalin gives the order and the DUMA just says YES. EU is the worst thing that happens to us since ww2. God save us from a ww3 because of this shame. Independence and freedom for all countries of Europe. 

[silvercoin1111]

that should be on every national TV so we could see our "leaders" in full light...what a mess!

[Victoria Crompton]

What a waste of time and taxpayers' money!!!! Stop passing all these treaties and doing all these summits while Europe is only getting worse! Go get some real jobs!

[KRAFTWERK2K6]

Great Video!! But-..... Please DON'T use "clubbed to death" by rob dougan again... There are millions of other songs. Why allways using this crappy song over and over again? Every fucking video has the same fucking song.... It really pisses me off.

[wardydave]

This almost makes me cry :(. Down with the EU!!!

[kevinkoda]

Superb!!! Why didn't the media cover this?

Cos they are corporate propagandist cunts!

Wake up!!!!

[mrjamest2000]

No problem mate.