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Article: 2nd LD Writethru: EU leaders sign Lisbon Treaty
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- December 13, 2007
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2nd LD Writethru: EU leaders sign Lisbon Treaty
LISBON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Heads of state and government of the
European Union (EU) member states on Thursday signed the Lisbon
Treaty, which they hope can make decision-making more efficient.
Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt was the first to put
hisname on the treaty.
In a speech prior to the signing ceremony, Portuguese Prime
Minister Jose Socrates, whose country holds the EU presidency, said
the treaty will take the European project one step further and make
the EU stronger.
"This is not a treaty for the past. This is a treaty for the
future, a treaty that will make Europe more modern, more
efficientand more democratic," he said.
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