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Thu 12 Dec 2008Second poll on Lisbon to be held before end of October
A second referendum to ratify the Lisbon Treaty will be held before October 31st, according to draft conclusions which EU leaders are expected to sign off on today.
The leaders will also agree to allow each member state to retain their commissioner and to give "necessary legal guarantees" to Ireland on "taxation policy, family, social and ethical issues, and common security and defence policy with regard to Ireland's traditional policy of neutrality", say the conclusions obtained by The Irish Timeslast night.
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