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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9675

5 June 2008
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/lisbon treaty
Irish farmers support "Yes" at referendum of 12 June

Brussels, 04/06/2008 (Agence Europe) -With opinion polls predicting a very tight result in the referendum of 12 June on the Lisbon Treaty (a poll published at the end of May indicated that only eight points would separate the "yes" camp, with 41%, from the "no" voters, at 33%), the new Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen was able to pledge the support of the largest farming organisation of Ireland. On 3 June, the powerful Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) called on its members to vote "yes" in...

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