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Issued : Wednesday 21 May, 2008 I welcome the decision of the Executive Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions to recommend support for the Lisbon Reform Treaty in the referendum on June 12th. The decisive nature of the vote - almost three to one - is particularly encouraging and I hope...
CARLOW, Ireland -- An unlikely confederation of Irish voters is threatening to derail a major treaty that would overhaul how the European Union operates. Three years ago, the EU tried to pass a constitution, an ambitious step toward a more federal Europe. But French and Dutch voters vetoed it....
County Clare firms depending on international markets are supporting the Lisbon Reform Treaty, according to local Fianna Fail TD and Minister of State Tony Killeen TD. [ClickPress, Tue May 20 2008] “Fianna Fáil believes that the European Union must not stand still in the face of a changing world....
EU and Russia agree to new series of wide-ranging talks : Ending an 18-month impasse, European Union countries agreed Wednesday to begin wide-ranging new negotiations with Russia, raising hopes that an era of tension and confrontation with Moscow could give way to an improved relationship. "The...
— The Defense Department said Wednesday it has shelved a plan to take greater control in parts of Afghanistan where NATO is in charge after the Dutch and British agreed to extend their commands. Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said the Netherlands and Britain will stay in control in southern...
ISLAMABAD: The European Commission (EC), and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) join together to support Pakistan’s efforts in combating abusive child labour in line with its National Policy and the Medium-term Plan on Combating Worst Forms of Child Labour (2008-16). In this regard, a...
Full coverage of UK PoliticsDo you remember the excuse the Lib Dems gave for reneging on their manifesto promise of a referendum on the European Constitution Lisbon Treaty? I want a referedum but do the Lib Dems?You don’t? Then allow me to refresh your memory. The reason that the Lib Dems...
The Irish Anti-War Movement is holding a major national “No to War, No to Lisbonâ€_ conference this weekend in Dublin. The event will take place on Saturday May 24 from 11am to 5.30pm in the Royal Dublin Hotel, O Connell St and will include a number of international speakers opposed to the...
By John Murray Brown in Dublin At West's Pork and Bacon butcher's shop in Tralee, the assistant, like many in the County Kerry provincial capital, seems blissfully ignorant of the issues in the Irish referendum campaign on the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty. "It came in sometime last...
Despite the picture, I'm voting no to the Lisbon treaty. for pretty much the reasons outlined here and here. All politics is local and for FF and FG politicians to bully us into thinking that 'we'll be the laughing stock of Europe' if we reject it is so disingenuous as to be plainly patronising....
