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Tue 12 Dec 2009EU overcomes Lisbon hurdle but economic challenges lie ahead
EU DIARY:AFTER YEARS of discord – not least in Ireland – the Lisbon Treaty finally enters into legal force today. If a ceremony in the Portuguese capital tonight marks something of a rite of passage for the EU, it also brings prolonged institutional debate to an end, writes ARTHUR BEESLEY
The rulebook has been reset, the personnel chosen. The overriding priority now is to find a way out of the economic crisis, the single biggest issue confronting the bloc.
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