Open Letter to the Working People of Ireland
Working women and men, young people of Ireland
The dominant forces of European Union, the governments, the representatives of the big business, have pursued to keep the direction and real purpose of the Lisbon Treaty well hidden from the peoples of Europe, until after the Irish people have voted. In our country, as well as in the all other countries of the EU, they refuse any public debate and deny the people any say on the Treaty, despite the fact that it will have harsh consequences on their labor, social, democratic and civil rights.
The new European Union Treaty, which was signed by the Heads of State and Government of the EU countries in Lisbon in December 2007, is nothing more than a new version of the so-called “Constitutional Treaty” that was rejected by the peoples.
Your country’s Constitutional requirement that the Lisbon Treaty should be presented to Irish voters in a referendum places Ireland in a unique position.
We are asking you, the Irish people, to use this opportunity and speak for all people of Europe who have been silenced. Cast “NO” vote on behalf of all of us, on behalf of the hundreds of millions of workers that have been denied a referendum!
A victory of the “No” vote will represent a major victory for all the workers and the peoples of the European Union countries; will send a message of optimism to all people across the world!
Giorgos Toussas, MEP (KKE)
Thanasis Pafilis, MEP (KKE)
Costas Droutsas, MEP (KKE)
e-mail:cpg@int.kke.gr