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Fri 02 Feb 2009Commissioner warns Ireland on double standards
IRELAND CANNOT demand a European Union-led solution to the economic crisis yet not support efforts like the Lisbon Treaty that attempt to give the EU greater powers to deal with emergencies, a European commissioner has said.
The remark from German commissioner Gunther Verheugen came after he heard calls from some TDs and Senators for stronger EU action.
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