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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9704

16 July 2008
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/lisbon treaty
Jo Leinen objects to “large” Commission

Brussels, 15/07/2008 (Agence Europe) - It is inconceivable to suggest that the Irish stick to the rule of “one member state, one European commissioner” after 2014, should the Irish government decide to put the Lisbon Treaty up for another referendum, as this would “run counter to the spirit of the Nice Treaty”, said Jo Leinen (PES, Germany), who chairs the EP committee on constitutional affairs. The Nice Treaty, which is currently in force, provides for the size of the Commission to...

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