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Article: Barroso welcomes Dutch approval of Lisbon Treaty
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- July 8, 2008
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Barroso welcomes Dutch approval of Lisbon Treaty
BRUSSELS, July 8 (Xinhua) -- European Commission President Jose
Manuel Barroso on Tuesday welcomed the ratification of the Lisbon
Treaty by the Dutch parliament.
Dutch senators voted 60 to 15 in favor of the treaty Tuesday,
following approval by the lower house of parliament on June 5.
"I want to congratulate the Netherlands on the approval of the
Treaty of Lisbon today. I want to thank the Dutch government and
parliament for their strong support for the treaty as shown by the
large majority in today's vote," said Barroso in a statement.
The Netherlands became another ...