"I hope that Ireland votes in favor so that the Lisbon Treaty can come into force and be a step forward for democracy in Europe, because the European Parliament will have more powers and greater importance, and it will not be the governments that are in charge but the people through their representatives in Parliament. In Ireland, Italian-Irish people also play a fundamental role."
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Io mi auguro che passi il voto positivo dell'Irlanda in modo che il trattato di Lisbona entri in vigore e sarà un passo in avanti per la democrazia in Europa perché il parlamento europeo avrà più poteri, avrà più importanza e non saranno i governi a comandare ma il popolo attraverso i loro rappresentanti in parlamento; in Irlanda anche gli italiani irlandesi hanno un ruolo fondamentale. — at the Italia dei Valori meeting in Vasto (September 19, 2009). Video available on YouTube.
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Luigi de Magistris (politician)
Luigi de Magistris (born 1967) is an Italian politician and former prosecutor who served as mayor of Naples from 2011 to 2021. He began his prosecutor career in 1995, attracing significant media attention for his investigations, and served in this role between Naples and Catanzaro until 2009. He was also a member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 to 2011.
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