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Green Party TD
for Dún Laoghaire and acting spokesperson on Foreign Affairs Ciarán
Cuffe said this evening that Ireland's full endorsement and
support for the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights was critical to
the Green Party's support for the European Referendum Treaty, which
will likely go before the people in a referendum next year.
Deputy Cuffe
said: "The Green Party will not support Ireland's watering down of
EU-wide equality legislation for domestic implementation. We are
actively seeking the adoption of a strong and legally binding
Charter. Opting out would damage equality within Europe and
effectively render Irish people as second class citizens in terms of
protection of their rights. It would also impact on the credibility
of the EU internationally. How could we ask China or Iran or Russia
to better respect human rights if Ireland has itself refused to
implement the Charter?
"I believe that
the Reform Treaty should be put before the Irish people only if the
Government fully supports the Charter of Fundamental Rights." |
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