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Sat 09 Sep 2009Lisbon Treaty's less publicised elements provide a compelling argument to vote Yes
TWO WEEKS ago in this column I explained the exceptionally democratic process by which the text of the Lisbon Treaty was prepared by the elected politicians of the EU states – opposition representatives as well as government ministers – and summarised the many useful reforms that this treaty proposes to effect.
With six days to go before we decide the fate of Lisbon, I now propose to return to some of the less publicised elements of the treaty.
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