Semnificatia votului irlandez

Despre acest subiect se va scrie, probabil, enorm. Asa cum s-a scris si despre votul francez, respectiv olandez anterior, asupra “Constitutiei”.

Ei bine, aici trimitem la doua analize de presa:

1. Irlanda & neoliberalismul (*)

Jack O’Connor, the union’s president, suggested that while EU social legislation has benefited Irish workers, there is a deep-rooted unease over how the interests of capital seem to be taken more seriously by the Brussels elite than social issues. “People are not comfortable with this ruthless neo-liberal Europe that seems to be emerging,” he said.

Although the treaty includes a bill of rights — including the right to strike — fears have been voiced that its provisions on social issues would have less legal weight than many of those relating to macro-economic policy. For example, the treaty says that competition must not be “distorted”. In some controversial recent verdicts, the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg has found that laws setting minimum wages flout competition rules.

Joe Higgins, leader of the Socialist Party and a former member of the Dáil, said many activists regarded the treaty’s rejection as “an opportunity to start a campaign against the neo-liberal juggernaut that’s being pushed down their throats.”

2. Instituirea cadrului institutional in asteptarea votului (*), articol din The Telegraph.

First, they will push through as much as they can under the existing dispensation. To a large degree this has already happened. Many of the institutions that would have been created by the constitution have already been established in anticipation of a “Yes” vote: the Human Rights Agency, the External Borders Agency, the Defence Agency.