German voters blame politicians for bypassing referendum and lack of information

German citizens blame politicians for bypassing referendum and lack of information.

Berlin, 4th June: A poll in Germany has shown that people are uninformed about the Lisbon Treaty and that they harbour concerns about transparency and democracy in European politics.

Pollsters GfK have revealed that 84% of voters in Germany feel that they have little or no knowledge of the content of the Lisbon Treaty and that politicians are to blame for a lack of clear communication.

A third of respondents believe that the treaty was mainly concerned with foreign and defence issues, two-thirds believe it is mainly to do with issues of economic efficiency, and many are unaware that it is simply the EU constitution under a different name.

By rebranding the European Constitution as the Lisbon Treaty, the European elites attempted to push through the same document without the need for a referendum across Europe, and have only succeeded in confusing voters in order to carry out their own agendas.

Valerie Giscard-D'Estaing clearly stated: "The Lisbon Treaty is almost identical to the once rejected European Constitution".

Previous polls show that 74% of the German population wanted a referendum on the European Constitution, however the will of the people has been ignored by politicians as they have misled the public into thinking that the Lisbon Treaty is a completely different document.

German opinion on Europe is broadly positive with many favouring a stronger unified Europe, but with greater democracy & transparency on key issues.

61% of respondents believe that the EU President should be directly elected by European citizens, and greater levels of communication are needed on important issues like common defence and security policy.

Libertas is committed to giving people across Europe the right to decide for themselves on the adoption of a European Constitution in any form - including the Lisbon Treaty. Libertas have also worked hard to make the EU more transparent, campaigning for full disclosure of
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Libertas believes in giving power back to the people of Europe and circulating easily accessible and understandable information so that European citizens can decide their own futures, addressing the issues raised by the majority of respondents in the GfK poll and the majority
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