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Tue 09 Sep 2009No vote would dilute influence, says Buzek
THE PRESIDENT of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek, who is due to visit Dublin today, has warned that a No vote in the referendum on the Lisbon Treaty would undermine Irish influence in Europe.
“For Ireland it would be more difficult than it was until now to argue and to achieve some results, which are very important for the Irish people,” said Mr Buzek, who is a former Polish prime minister and the first national from one of the new member states in central Europe to be elected to a top EU job.
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