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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9745

23 September 2008
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/lisbon treaty
Silvio Berlusconi suggests Irish vote again on Lisbon Treaty at same time as European elections

Fiuggi, 22/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - During a speech in Rome on the fringes of the European People's Party summer school on Friday 19 September 2008, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi surprised everyone by addressing the question of the Irish referendum rejection of the Lisbon Treaty, saying that he would be suggesting that Ireland holds two votes at the time of the European elections - a vote for MEPs and a vote on the Lisbon Treaty. He added that he had discussed the idea with...

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