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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9895

6 May 2009
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/european council
Alexandr Vondra supports Barroso and says June summit will appoint next Commission president and approve “legal guarantees” for Irish on Lisbon treaty

Brussels, 05/05/2009 (Agence Europe) - The outgoing Czech prime minister, Alexandr Vondra, said that he is optimistic that the June European Council will reach an agreement on the “legal guarantees” the EU27 promised the Irish in December, in exchange for a commitment from the Irish government on organising a new referendum on ratification of the Lisbon Treaty before the end of October 2009. The drafting these guarantees is still continuing but Mr Vondra explained to MEPs on Tuesday...

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