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Article: Cyprus ratifies Lisbon Treaty
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- July 3, 2008
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Cyprus ratifies Lisbon Treaty
NICOSIA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The Cypriot parliament ratified the
Lisbon Treaty on Thursday despite the opposition of the main ruling
party Akel.
After a tense debate that lasted six hours in the 56-seat
parliament, 31 lawmakers voted in favor of the European Union
treaty, 17 against and 1 abstained. The others were absent at the
ballot.
Cyprus is the 20th EU member that ratifies the Lisbon Treaty,
which has been rejected by the Irish voters in a referendum last
month.
The Lisbon Treaty is designed to streamline EU decision-making
and institutions in line with the continued ...