Ireland’s endorsement is not the end of the road for the EU’s Lisbon Treaty, with European leaders immediately turning their attention Saturday to the Czech Republic and its eurosceptic president. EU Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso was buoyed by the Irish Yes vote, but was quick to call
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Irish Lisbon support teeters
September 5th, 2009 |
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Lisbon Treaty support in Ireland has dropped and the number of undecided voters has increased, but the yes are still ahead. Four weeks remain before the second Irish referendum on the treaty to streamline EU decision-making.
“Candidacy after Irish referendum”
September 4th, 2009 |
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Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić says that a decision to apply for EU candidate status will be taken after the Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. In an interview with today’s edition of daily VeÄernje Novosti, Jeremić said that Serbia would continue to meet the criteria for membership, even though EU enlargement depends to a far greater extent on Brussels itself than the membership candidates.
Irish Lisbon opponents attack fiscal cuts, markets
August 18th, 2009 |
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Irish opponents of the European Union’s Lisbon reform treaty on Tuesday launched their campaign ahead of October’s referendum. Their campaign was launched with a warning the charter would leave workers worse off and more exposed to spending cuts.