The conference in Brussels on Tuesday by the IFRI think tank on the challenges of the French Presidency provided an opportunity for several European figureheads of various nationalities to freely express their views on the situation in the EU following the Irish “no” on the Lisbon Treaty. I will highlight some of their thoughts and what I feel were important comments.
1. A referendum can “parody democracy” and Ireland didn't have to call one. Philippe de Schoutheete strongly...