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Article: Interview: All eyes on Ireland for fate of Lisbon Treaty

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Interview: All eyes on Ireland for fate of Lisbon Treaty

BRUSSELS, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- All eyes are on Ireland for the fate of the Lisbon Treaty as it is the only country that will holda referendum on the text, said an expert with a thinktank on European Union (EU) policies.

The Lisbon Treaty, which is to be signed by EU heads of state and government in Lisbon on Thursday, must be ratified by all 27 EU member states before it enters into force.

"The only country in which the ratification is at risk is Ireland because it is the only country where a referendum will be held," Antonio Missiroli, head of studies at the European Policy Center,

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