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Article: LISBON TREATY : TREATY IMPORTANT BUT NOT ESSENTIAL FOR FURTHER ENLARGEMENT.
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- November 18, 2008
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The hopes are high that the Lisbon Treaty will be ratified by the five remaining member states (Ireland, the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland and Sweden(1)) in 2009 and the text will thus enter into force in 2010, enabling the smooth accession of Croatia to the EU in 2011. However, due to the uncertain situation in Ireland, where the treaty was earlier this year rejected in a referendum, as well as in the Czech Republic, Germany and Poland, where the ratification process is either subject to lengthy constitutional scrutiny (the Czech Republic, Germany) or depends on the goodwill of the president (Poland), less optimistic scenarios must also be taken into consideration. One ...