Libertas challenged on funding sources

THE behaviour of the anti-Lisbon treaty group Libertas in personalising attacks and manufacturing ‘facts’ is appalling.

Some of their statements are simply made up. It is time Libertas was introduced to veritas The group has taken out full-page advertisements and has rented billboards to mount personalised attacks. Just who is paying for this and what is the group’s objective?

If one EU member state blocks the Lisbon treaty, it cannot go ahead.

Powerful interests outside the EU would be very pleased indeed if the union could not reform itself to play a more co-ordinated role in the world — this being one of the objectives of the Lisbon treaty.

For this reason alone, Libertas should state the source of its lavish spending. Is it from outside the EU? This is a public interest issue.

Gay Mitchell MEP

Fine Gael Director of Elections

Lisbon Treaty Referendum

Mount Street

Dublin 2