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Article: Interview: All eyes on Ireland for fate of Lisbon Treaty
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- December 12, 2007
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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,
told Xinhua in a recent interview.
"Referenda, by ...