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Article: European Parliament endorses Lisbon Treaty
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- February 20, 2008
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European Parliament endorses Lisbon Treaty
BRUSSELS, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- The European Parliament (EP)
overwhelmingly endorsed the new EU treaty -- the Lisbon Treaty -- at
its plenary session in Strasbourg, France, on Wednesday.
"The European Parliament today has, by an overwhelming
majority,made clear its political support for the Lisbon Treaty
which was agreed by the 27 Heads of State and Government on December
13 in Lisbon," said EP President Hans-Gert Pottering.
He said the EP decision was "a clear expression of the desire for
more democracy and a greater capacity of the Union to deliver." "It
is a strong signal for the remainder of the ratification process, "
he added.
The treaty ...