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EU crisis talks begin 1:14pm on 16 Jun 2008 @#3 and #5

Cohn-Bendit's quote seems to be astonishing only if it is taken out of its original context. What he really said is that national national referenda are not an adequate instrument to decide European questions. Instead, he and the European Greens have called for an European-wide referendum on the Lisbon Treaty:

'Regrettably, the request for a European-wide referendum has not been fulfilled but national referendums can clearly not be seen as a satisfactory substitute.'

Sources:
http://www.greens-efa.org/cms/pressreleases/dok/238/238197.irish_no_to_lisbon_treaty@en.htm
http://www.greens-efa.org/cms/topics/dok/210/210551.lisbon_treaty@en.htm

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