The poll conducted at the end of September and the beginning of October showed that 55 percent of Czechs are against the ratification and that only 25 percent understand changes that the EU reform treaty will bring and its consequences.

Thirty percent of respondents admitted that they did not understand the contents of the Lisbon treaty that is to replace the rejected EU constitution at all and 45 percent say that they probably do not know what is the Lisbon treaty about.

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According to the Irish Times:

The President of Latvia has asked for the referendum on the Lisbon Treaty to be put to the Irish public again and is calling on the rest of the EU to be patient while this is done.

Speaking during a visit to Limerick yesterday, President Valdis Zatlers spoke about the strength of European unity and thanked Ireland for the warm welcome it had given to the thousands of Latvian people who had come to live here.

When asked if he felt Ireland had created a problem for Latvia by rejecting the Lisbon Treaty, which his country ratified, he suggested that the question might be put to the Irish public again.

“Corrective measures are always possible - we have to be just patient and just ask this question once more when you are ready,” said Mr Zatlers.

The president of Latvia visited Limerick as part of a three-day trip to Ireland to coincide with the 90th anniversary celebrations of Latvian independence.

What independence, Mr. Zatlers? While you are trying to put the yoke on the Irish, the history joke is on you.