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03/07/08 - Nigel Farage backs refusal to sign treaty

Ind/Dem co-president (UKIP) Nigel Farage has praised the decision of the Polish President Lech Kaczynski not to sign the Lisbon Treaty. Mr Kaczynski said it would be "pointless" signing the treaty following its rejection by Irish voters.

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16/07/08 - The Irish will vote again!

According to the French news agency AFP, yesterday July 15th the French president Sarkozy told members of his own party that Ireland will have to vote a second time on the Lisbon Treaty.

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15/07/08 - Kathy Sinnott welcomes emergency fisheries package

The emergency package that has been proposed by the Commission is a positive step towards putting a stop to the precarious situation faced by European fisherman because firstly it recognizes that there is a crisis. And this crisis is so acute that for Ireland it may mean the end of the fishing industry.

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14/07/08 - Now an EU licence to scrounge

The EU has voted to legalise benefit tourism. The Lambert Report on the co-ordination of social security systems across the EU was voted through despite the fact that the EU has (as yet) no jurisdiction over social security.

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11/07/08 - Sarkozy à Villiers : 'Vous êtes l'expression d'une sensibilité importante dans notre pays, mais en Europe aussi'

Ce 10 juillet au Parlement de Strasbourg, Philippe de Villiers a interpellé Nicolas Sarkozy, venu présenter les orientations de la présidence française du Conseil européen...

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