The National Forum on Europe - The Forum and the Lisbon Treaty

From January to May 2008, top of the Forum agenda were the issues to be decided in the referendum on the Treaty which took place on June 12th.

For information on those issues, see below.

LEADING VOICES DEBATED THE TREATY WITH FORUM MEMBERS



Taoiseach Brian Cowen TD	Enda Kenny TD Leader of Fine Gael	Margot Wallstrom Vice President of the Commission	David Byrne Former European Commissioner	Mary Lou McDonald MEP Sinn Féin

	Angela Merkel Chancellor of Germany	Eamon Gilmore TD Leader of the Labour Party	Bertie Ahern TD Former Taoiseach	Joe Noonan Solicitor

	Pat Cox Former President of the European Parliament	Gerry Adams MP MLA President of Sinn Féin	Peter Sutherland Former Trade Commissioner	Joe Higgins Socialist Party leader

	José Manuel Barroso President of the European Commission	Jens-Peter Bonde MEP Chair, Independence/ Democracy Group	Susan George Author	Ruairí Quinn TD Chair, Alliance for Europe

FORUM'S PUBLIC MEETINGS AROUND THE COUNTRY

regional meeting wexford From early February until the end of May the Forum travelled to twenty four different locations, to bring the debate on the Treaty of Lisbon to people in their own areas.

For a window into those meetings visit our Youtube channel. You can also download podcasts of all our meetings. See our facebook page for photos of these events.

TREATY OF LISBON - INFORMATION

Get the full picture by downloading podcasts of debates, reading transcriptsor viewing webcasts. The Forum's Summary Guide to the Treaty as well as the full consolidated version of the text are available on our Treaty of Lisbon page where you'll also find links to other Treaty sites. Take a look at the Forum's short film on the Treaty and the Forum's role in the debate.