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Mon 09 Sep 2009EU 'progressive force' for women
The European Union has been a continuously progressive force in the lives of Irish women, Labour deputy leader Joan Burton told a pro-Lisbon treaty meeting this morning.
Speaking at an event organised by the Charter Group, a pro-treaty organisation founded by trade unionists and left-leaning politicians, Ms Burton said many younger women took for granted the "really solid progress" the EU had instigated.
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