Barroso denies bullying voters

EUROPEAN Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso described as absurd allegations that he was trying to force the Irish electorate to vote for the Lisbon Treaty.

Mr Barroso told a seminar in Brussels that there was “no plan B” if the treaty was rejected by any member country.

“If there was a ‘no’ either in Ireland or another country, it will have a very negative effect for the European Union,” he said.