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EU treaty in peril as Irish 'No' camp takes the lead
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
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A French hamster, rather than an Irish referendum, was the talk of Brussels on Thursday as European Union regulators bared their teeth in defence of one of the continent's most endangered species. (article 5)
Carefully avoiding comparisons with the EU's Lisbon reform treaty, on which the Irish will vote next Thursday, the European Commission gave warning that "rapid and substantial action is needed to prevent the animal from becoming extinct". (article 5)
Opinion polls suggest a close contest in the Irish referendum and experts say the lower the turnout the bigger the risk that the treaty will go down in flames. (article 5)
EU officials are fervently hoping for a Yes vote, lest the 27-nation bloc plunge into a political crisis even worse than that which followed the French and Dutch rejection of the EU's now defunct constitutional treaty in 2005. (article 5)
Ireland is the only EU member state to have a public vote on the treaty and both sides have stepped up their campaigning, with many voters still undecided. (article 2)
The Irish government's chances of winning next week's referendum on the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty were boosted on Tuesday when the influential Irish Farmers' Association voted to recommend a Yes vote. (article 3)
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treaty, EU, Irish, Ireland, Lisbon |
Source articles
- EU treaty in peril as Irish 'No' camp takes the lead (timesonline.co.uk, 06/06/2008, 331 words)
- Irish EU referendum: Voters' views (BBC News, 06/04/2008, 1235 words)
- Ireland wins over farmers on Lisbon treaty (ft.com, 06/03/2008, 648 words)
- Irish farmers support EU treaty (BBC News, 06/04/2008, 220 words)
- Hamster eclipses EU treaty talk (ft.com, 06/06/2008, 306 words)
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