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Fri 07 Jul 2008Sarkozy's Lisbon timetable
GRADUALLY THE politics of how Ireland's fellow member states in the European Union will respond to rejection of the Lisbon Treaty in last month's referendum are becoming more clear. Addressing the European Parliament yesterday on his EU presidency programme, French president Nicolas Sarkozy said he expects to propose a method and a solution to the problem by October or at the latest in December next, in co-operation with the Government.
He ruled out any collective renegotiation by the other 26 member states as a result of the Irish vote. That makes it very much a matter of the assurances, clarifications and changes Ireland can secure, on the basis of which the Government might decide to hold another referendum.
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