State gets opt-out clause in EU rights charter

[Apple]

Ну, вот еше пиша для раздумий на тему прав и обязанностей...


State gets opt-out clause in EU rights charter

The Government has been given the right to "opt out" of key provisions designed to boost human and civil rights within the new EU "reform treaty", it has emerged. Jamie Smyth in Brussels reports.

EU officials confirmed last night that Ireland and Poland had both sought to reserve their right to follow Britain in opting out of the charter of fundamental rights.

The charter is a document that contains a range of citizens' rights, such as the right to life, the presumption of innocence, and the right to engage in collective bargaining and strike action. It would become "legally binding" for the application of EU law under the "reform treaty", a blueprint of which was agreed at an EU summit at the weekend.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern made no mention of the Government's negotiation of a possible "opt out" from the charter at a press briefing at the conclusion of the summit.

"While the charter of fundamental rights will not be contained in the body of the reform treaty, the legal status is unaltered," Mr Ahern told journalists early on Saturday morning.

"We are satisfied with the protections against intrusion into domestic law that we secured in the charter itself."

He later said that the charter would be a huge selling point for the "reform treaty" in a referendum planned for sometime next year....

Полнее тут:

http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/fro...771870509.html

Статья опубликована сегодня в Irish Times на стр. 1 и 9.

[magician]

Сообщение от Apple

Ну, вот еше пиша для раздумий на тему прав и обязанностей...

...фигассссе ...

пасиб