This seems to be hard to understand for some reason (Maastricht Protocol)
“THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES
HAVE AGREED upon the following provision, which shall be annexed to the Treaty on European
Union and to the Treaties establishing the European Communities:
Nothing in the Treaty on European Union, or in the Treaties establishing the European Communities,
or in the Treaties or Acts modifying or supplementing those Treaties, shall affect the
application in Ireland of Article 40.3.3 of the Constitution of Ireland.”
Thus the latest ruse is the Charter on Fundamental Rights. However the charter itself states that it can only be used in relation to the EU Institutions and the implementation of EU law. The Charter states
“Article 51. Scope
- The provisions of this Charter are addressed to the institutions and bodies of the Union with due regard for the principle of subsidiarity and to the Member States only when they are implementing Union law. They shall therefore respect the rights, observe the principles and promote the application thereof in accordance with their respective powers.
- This Charter does not establish any new power or task for the Community or the Union, or modify powers and tasks defined by the Treaties.”
Therefore it cannot be used in relation to matters where the EU has no competence. EU law cannot be contradictory to the treaties. This is the most simple issue there could be in this debate and continuing attempts to misrepresent the position are clearly designed to ensure people are less not more informed in this debate.