The Irish Think Again About the Lisbon Treaty

The Irish rejection of the Lisbon Treaty last June plunged the EU into a renewed period of uncertainty about the Union’s future. Now, in the run-up to the European Council summit on 11-12 December, expectations are growing that Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen will provide a clear roadmap for an Irish solution to the EU’s constitutional dilemma.

MAYNOOTH, IRELAND – For months, the European Union has been battered by economic storms that now seriously threaten a protracted Europe-wide recession. But, although banking and finance have taken center stage, the EU’s constitutional problem refuses to go away.

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