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Lisbon and how to sell a Treaty with a new Parliament

Selling chocolate and soft ice at the age of 15 was not a challenge. The customers came, graving for it, and happily paid for their sweet treat. Now, over 20 years later, the challenge is of another scale. I’m working on a tough sell – Lisbon, the EU’s notorious reform treaty, and the new EP in the making.

Lisbon ratified!

Just to keep you posted. It has happened: The Czechs gave the green light for Lisbon. The Treaty will enter into force one month after the ratification.

The devil has the best online videos?

The second Lisbon referendum draws near in Ireland and one of the interesting aspects is to see how the campaign is playing out on the web. In recent years, Ireland has been famously hi-tech (or at least has had a booming hi-tech sector), so this, along with the country’s well-known transatlantic affinities and youthful population, [...]

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