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Jun 20 08 12:38 PM

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EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The EU is unlikely to agree concrete solutions to the institutional impasse created by the Irish rejection of the Lisbon Treaty before the end of the year, the bloc's initial discussion on the issue has shown.

Prior to the top-level meeting in Brussels on Thursday, some member states had been pushing to have Dublin present a plausible exit strategy to the crisis by the next EU leaders' meeting in October.

But Irish foreign minister Micheal Martin poured cold water on the idea.

"Obviously the Council meeting in October will be an opportunity to make a progress report, but I would not anticipate solutions by October," he said.

"That very much depends on the analysis and the outcome of engagement and contacts between now and then. We will certainly be exploring options and ideas," he added, noting: "We just don't have a ready-made solution."

After hearing a lengthy analysis by Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen explaining what he thought were the reasons for the Irish No vote one week ago, leaders appeared to accept a loosening of the timetable.

"It's very sure that we won't set any deadlines," said Janez Jansa, Slovenian prime minister and current head of the EU.

Referring to legal challenges to the treaty in both the Czech Republic and Germany, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso admitted: "We cannot say exactly when the ratification process will be

"I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing." ~~John 15:5~~

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Jun 20 08 12:48 PM

Too many Lisbon, EU threads I can't tell what's coming and going..

Can we get just one going and keep it updated?

Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.
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Jun 20 08 1:30 PM

Thanks....I have been doing so much reading that's it's getting harder to keep up in my old age,

Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.
Jeremiah 33:3


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Jun 20 08 1:35 PM

You think you have problems, lol

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And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

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Jun 20 08 2:33 PM

now Chris i think i have a couple of years on you, so thats no excuse lol

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Jun 20 08 2:42 PM

yes but.......I'll say that for the testimony thread

Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.
Jeremiah 33:3


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Jun 20 08 3:50 PM

Ireland refuses to deliver timetable on EU treaty solution

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Over the course of hours of crisis talks in Brussels, Ireland found itself under heavy pressure to do something to fix its voters' rejection of the EU's Lisbon Treaty.


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Jun 21 08 12:05 AM



Brussels's two-day crisis summit fails

EU leaders disagree over whether the 27-strong bloc can continue to welcome new members without streamlining the Lisbon Treaty.

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Jun 23 08 12:24 AM

French premier in Algeria to press for Mediterranean Union




The French prime minister met Algeria's president on Sunday to press for his support on the Mediterranean Union that France wants to create between Europe and its southern neighbors.

But Francois Fillon failed to obtain any public Algerian commitment after a meeting with President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

"Each thing in its time," Bouteflika said in response to a question on whether he planned to attend the union's launching summit in Paris on July 13. French diplomatic officials said that, behind closed doors, the Algerians had voiced support for the Mediterranean Union project

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Jun 25 08 12:44 PM

France hints at Lisbon Treaty reopening[



For the first time since the failed referendum on the Lisbon Treaty in Ireland, France has hinted at the possibility of reopening the text to address specific concerns that the Irish may have. A clearer picture could emerge following a fact-finding mission to Dublin by the French EU Presidency on 11 July.

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Jun 25 08 12:47 PM

Irish voters show support for EU



Less than two weeks ago, the Irish brought despair and chaos to Brussels by comprehensively rejecting the new Lisbon Treaty.

Yesterday, they were confirmed as one of the European Union’s staunchest fans and beneficiaries.

The complex love-hate relationship between Irish citizens and the EU emerges in the European Commission’s latest public opinion survey. This revealed that 82 per cent of Irish voters — more than any other EU member — believe the country has prospered by being in the union. In second place came electorates with deep eurosceptic roots: Denmark and Poland with 77 per cent.

The EU also conjures up happy images among the Irish public: two thirds consider it to be a positive force. Only Romania (67 per cent), which joined 18 months ago, has a stronger appreciation level.

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Jun 27 08 10:55 AM

Austrian leader calls for referendum if EU treaty changed

"I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing." ~~John 15:5~~

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Jun 27 08 11:09 AM



The European Union cannot easily cope with a country that says no

Deuteronomy 6: 5-6

And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

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Jul 15 08 4:01 PM

Sarkozy: Ireland needs to vote on Lisbon again 15thJuly

Ireland will have to hold a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said.

Mr Sarkozy made the remarks to deputies at a meeting in his office earlier today.

UMP party deputies reported that Mr Sarkozy said: 'The Irish will have to vote again' after the Treaty was rejected last month.

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Jul 15 08 4:02 PM

did ireland approve the revote?

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Jul 15 08 4:03 PM



Polish leader pledges not to block EU treaty

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Jul 16 08 12:34 PM

possible second Irish vote next year.

"I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing." ~~John 15:5~~

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