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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9913

4 June 2009
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/lisbon treaty
First draft of text on “Irish guarantees” expected next week

Brussels, 03/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - The Irish, with the support of the Council legal staff, are actively pursuing the bilateral consultations begun with all the other member states last week on “legal guarantees” on the Lisbon Treaty. These guarantees are expected to be approved by the European Council of 18-19 June so that Brian Cowen's government can call a fresh referendum for September or October. The guarantees concern the retention of the current system whereby decisions on...

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