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New Treaty must be ratified by 27 "long enough before the European elections of 2009", says Jean-Luc Dehaene - Late entry into force of Treaty would also have "advantages"

Bruxelles, 07/07/2008 (Agence Europe) - The EU will not be able to embark on electoral campaigns for the European elections of June 2009 unless the problem of the Irish "no" has been overcome and the Treaty of Lisbon approved by all 27 Member States, says Jean-Luc Dehaene (EPP-ED), the rapporteur of the European Parliament on the institutional implications of the new Treaty. The former Belgian Prime Minister fears that the populist and anti-European parties, which are represented in all...