At the EU Council Summit (Friday, 19 June), Ireland and the other Member States agreed a package of legal guarantees that will mean that we will have a permanent Irish Commissioner, and that our neutrality, our corporate tax rate and our position on abortion will not be affected by the Lisbon Treaty. We will be posting a full guide to the guarantees and what they mean for you as part of our ‘Guide to the Lisbon Treaty’ later this week.

We will also be holding public information meetings explaining the Lisbon Treaty in the light of the new guarantees throughout the summer. Look out for details on here or on facebook.