Yesterday French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he would come to Ireland to help campaign for the Lisbon Treaty to be accepted by Irish voters. ‘Mrs Merkel and I will do everything we can to help the Irish make the choice for Lisbon,’ he told a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Paris. […]
Entries Tagged as 'Lisbon Treaty'
Sarkozy’s offer of ‘help’ and Wallstrom’s online townhall in Ballymun
June 12th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Irish Politics, Lisbon
Tags:European Commission·Ireland·Lisbon Treaty·Margot Wallström
Government receives another standing count
November 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
EU Commissioner Margot Wallström reminded her various audiences today that the Irish Government will be reporting to the EU commission/council of ministers next month about how it proposes to solve the Lisbon problem. As bloggers informed her (in what might be described as an extensive post debate huddle) following her interview with Ursula Halligan, that […]
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