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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10477
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (ae) ep/institutional

Lamassoure not keen on treaty amendment

Brussels, 19/10/2011 (Agence Europe) - Any proposal to amend the treaties can only result in delay, MEP Alain Lamassoure (EPP, France) said in an interview with Agence Europe on Wednesday 19 October. It took 10 years to go from the Treaty of Nice to the Lisbon Treaty, he pointed out. If significant amendment of the treaty (extending the areas of EU responsibility, or changing EU decision-making procedures) is sought, “it must be realised that, between the time a proposal is tabled and when...

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