Poll sends shockwaves through EU as commission urges citizens to vote

THE European Commission refused to comment on the latest opinion poll showing a big swing against the Lisbon treaty, but it did urge all Irish citizens to vote next week.

The results of yesterday’s Lisbon poll sent shockwaves through the EU commission and many of the member states, especially France, which takes over the EU presidency next month.

Spokesman for commission president Jose Manuel Barroso, said: “It is up to the Irish voters to make up their mind on how to vote. But voting matters and if there is one thing that the commission wants to emphasise, it is that it’s very important that the Irish people do use their right to vote.”