They have sought to link the Treaty to the ongoing Doha Round of World Trade Organization talks. Peter Mandelson, the EU’s trade commissioner, has been routinely presented as public enemy number one with his proposals to reduce some agricultural tariffs by up to 70%.
对于爱尔兰农民而言，这一竞选提供了一次绝佳的机会来批评欧盟。他们试图把条约与正在进行的世界贸易组织多哈回合谈判联系起来。欧盟贸易委员曼德尔森一直被人视为头号敌人，因为他建议降低某些农业关税最高达70%。