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Sat 09 Sep 2009Rejection may undermine EU's effectiveness, warns Swedish premier
PRESIDENCY'S VIEW:A NO vote in the Lisbon referendum could catapult the EU into an endless round of institutional debate that alienates the public and undermines its effectiveness, Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has warned.
Mr Reinfeldt, whose country holds the EU presidency, has also confirmed for the first time that EU leaders are already working on a contingency plan in case of a No vote, which would see the EU having to live under the provisions of the existing Nice treaty.
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