France : No EU expansion
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French president Nicolas Sarkozy warned that further EU expansion was impossible without ratification of the Lisbon Treaty. The treaty is meant to streamline EU operations, and give the EU a bigger, more united, voice on the world stage. Irish voters rejected the treaty, with a large percentage admitting they do not know what exactly the [...]
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Irish Reject Treaty - EU meets
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Damage control is on the minds of most European governments after Irish voters rejected a European Union treaty that is meant to streamline decision making and give the EU a more robust foreign policy. Ireland is the only EU member state holding a referendum on the treaty. 18 other member states have already ratified [...]
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Irish treaty referendum on Thursday
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After a crisis period in the European Union, the no vote of the French and Dutch on the constitutional treaty, all eyes are on the Irish. Ireland will be holding a referendum on the latest EU treaty, which is set to replace the former EU constitution. Polls indicate there are still a lot of votes [...]
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