"When it comes to sheer electoral crassness, it's hard to beat what the Irish have just done."
Roger Cohen – Opinion piece in International Herald Tribune
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"We, as young europeans, say NO to this NO. Europe is our big country !"
Facebook Group set up in reaction to the Irish No vote (1,000 members so far).
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"I do not have the impression that our politicians reflect much, if at all, on the recent loss of confidence in and respect for them."
Former Taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald comments on the reasons for the Treaty's rejection
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"Rich Ireland stopped poor Croatia on its way to become a decent and developed European country. Without the EU's help, Ireland will be as poor as Croatia is today. Thank you, "brothers"! "
Tomislav Zivkovic from Croatia in a letter to the Irish Times.
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"Our nasty new friends"
Headline of Irish Independent Editorial Opinion piece (refers to British Eurosceptics, the French National Front and other groups who welcomed our decision)
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"We can always offer the Irish membership of the British Commonwealth. It is the least we can do to repay our gratitude to them."
John Palmer commenting on what some British Eurosceptics were joking on the day of the rejection.
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""We seem to think that, if people are asking questions about Europe, it's because they are hostile -- it may be just because they're asking questions."
Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson commenting on how Europe reacts to criticism:
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"Anti-Europe camp has got a soul,"…what used to be "passion" for Europe at the earlier stages of EU integration has "now emigrated to the other camp."
Socialist MEP Martin Schultz on how the anti-European side now has the momentum regarding the European debate.
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