Irish Referendum

Ireland is to hold a referendum on the European fiscal compact as it is required to do so by its 1937 constitution.  A 'no' vote will not derail the compact as it comes into force once twelve nations have signed up to it.  However, a 'no'vite will cause some problems. The commissars in Brussels will not be happy, as the last thing they desire is any democratic expression of dissent.  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9112155/Irish-EU-treaty-vote-threatens-chaos.html

The German Federal Constitutional Court has granted the German parliament more say in the approval of future bailouts.  The battle is well and truly joined in Germany between being a 'good European' or opposing further bailouts.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9111484/Ireland-to-hold-referendum-on-Europes-fiscal-treaty.html


http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,818007,00.html
German constitutional wrangle.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,818095,00.html
Kohl puts his oar in.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9109722/Germany-approves-Greek-bail-out-but-warns-Angela-Merkel-against-further-help.html

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,818065,00.html
Second bailout for Greece will not be the last.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9110493/ECB-suspends-use-of-Greek-bonds-as-collateral.html

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100140023/we-may-have-become-a-euro-colony-but-our-values-live-on-in-the-anglosphere/