Ireland: timely warning. The European institutions are now actively preparing the decisions that will enable the EU to improve how it functions and begin its work again, thanks, notably, to the Lisbon Treaty. This treaty remains tied to the results of the Irish referendum in three weeks' time. The media recently carried out a survey in which predictions for an Irish “yes” vote had gone down but were still significantly higher than those indicating a “no” vote. I think this warning is...