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    Liberal group leader Guy Verhofstadt said: "It has taken us eight years to get here. The Lisbon Treaty and Europe has the strong support of EU citizens. Now we must move on. We cannot afford to wait" Prime minister of Czech Republic assures EC president Barroso that his country will ratify the Lisbon Treaty despite steadfast Euroscepticism from president Klaus More than 67 per cent of voters who took part in Irish referendum on Lisbon Treaty on October 2 2009 voted in favour. Full Article at The Sofia Echo
    It has taken us eight years to get here. The Lisbon Treaty and Europe has the strong support of EU citizens. Now we must move on. We cannot afford to wait
    Guy Verhofstadt – Guy Verhofstadt SOURCE: The Sofia Echo 1 month ago
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Polish president to sign Lisbon Treaty – reports
  1. I am ready to start the work on getting a new Commission into place as soon as the legal provisions are made
    SOURCE: The Sofia Echo 1 month ago
  2. In a democratic sense, the Treaty has already been ratified, but we now must conclude the formal process as soon as possible by the signatures of the Polish and Czech presidents
    SOURCE: The Sofia Echo 1 month ago
  3. We in the European Council are united in our wish for the Treaty to enter into force before the end of the year, provided it has been ratified by all member states
    Fredrik Reinfeldt – Fredrik Reinfeldt SOURCE: The Sofia Echo 1 month ago
  4. It is the work of all three EU institutions to prepare for the transition to the new Treaty – the Commission, the Council and Parliament. It is important that we co-operate to get it into place. I am looking forward to this co-operation
    Fredrik Reinfeldt – Fredrik Reinfeldt SOURCE: The Sofia Echo 1 month ago

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