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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9800

10 December 2008
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/lisbon treaty
Dublin calls for “legally binding assurances” on four matters, including composition of Commission

Brussels, 09/12/2008 (Agence Europe) - Ireland's Foreign Minister Micheal Martin has confirmed that his country will, at Thursday's European Council, be calling for “legally binding assurances” on the four specific concerns that seem to have had a decisive impact on the negative outcome of the Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty in June: - composition of the European Commission, taxation, neutrality and ethical issues (especially abortion). “If the Lisbon Treaty is to enter into...

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