30/05/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 30 May, François Fillon hoped the “yes”-vote would carry the Irish referendum of 12 June on the Lisbon Treaty, AFP reports. “I hope everyone will ratify the treaty because I think it is the road to wisdom. But in no way do I wish to influence the decisions of a sovereign people”, the French prime minister said during a press conference in Helsinki where he had just presented the future EU Presidency's priorities to his Finnish counterpart,...