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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9584

22 January 2008
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/lisbon treaty/ireland

21/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - The Irish Green Party, which is a member of the coalition government led by Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, does not have enough support among its affiliates to campaign in favour of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty at the referendum to be held in Ireland later this year, probably in May. At a congress in Dublin on 19 January, only 63% of the members of the Party voted in favour of the Lisbon Treaty; however, a two-thirds majority is needed to make it an official...

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