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Article: European Parliament committee wants ratification of Lisbon Treaty before June 2009 elections
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- November 18, 2008
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European Parliament committee wants ratification of Lisbon Treaty
before June 2009 elections
STRASBOURG, France, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- European Parliament's
Constitutional Affairs Committee has called on European Union (EU)
leaders to reach agreement at their December summit, allowing
Ireland to ratify the Lisbon Treaty in spring 2009, in time for
European Parliament elections in June 2009.
The committee adopted a resolution on Monday, inviting the Irish
government to put forward concrete proposals on the way forward
after the "no" vote in June 2008.
"If the Lisbon Treaty does not enter into force before the
parliamentary elections next year, EU citizens will be deprived of
important new ...