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Ireland - Referendum Results
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The Pluck of the Irish
June 16, 2008 0654 GMT
European Union foreign ministers are meeting in Luxembourg to try to figure out how to save the reforming Lisbon Treaty after the Irish rejected it in a referendum, but as yet there does not appear to be the semblance of an idea, let alone a plan. Europe, says Colin Chapman, is increasingly becoming a region where members’ own interests count most. [more]
Situation Reports
France: Lisbon Treaty May Reopen
June 25, 2008 1432 GMT
Europe, Ireland: Ireland Gets 4 Months To Resolve Treaty Issue
June 19, 2008 1316 GMT
EU: Plan To Save Lisbon Treaty In The Works
June 17, 2008 1612 GMT
EU, Ireland: EU Reform Treaty Still Alive
June 16, 2008 1333 GMT
EU: Reactions To Irish Treaty Rejection
June 14, 2008 1726 GMT
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Ireland - Referendum Results
Europe: Another Door Closes
June 13, 2008 1646 GMT
It could be years before Europe makes another concerted effort at tighter integration -- if it even wants to. [more]
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Geopolitical Diary: Ireland's Vote and the Fate of the EU
June 13, 2008 0159 GMT
Ireland held on Thursday a referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon, the result of which could determine the fate of the European Union. [more]
Farmers in Dublin Protest the Lisbon Treaty on April 17
Ireland: The Treaty of Lisbon Meets a Skeptical Electorate
May 6, 2008 2041 GMT
Ireland’s 45,000-member Technical Engineer and Electrical Union criticized the European Union's Treaty of Lisbon on May 5 over concerns about workers’ rights. [more]
Public Policy Weekly
Bart Mongoven
Nanotechnology and the Regulation of New Technologies
August 23, 2007 2134 GMT
Recent findings that one key nanotechnology product's manufacture could pose a health risk will enhance pressure for a decision on how to regulate the sector. [more]
Public Policy Weekly
Bart Mongoven
A Potential Tool for Protecting Human Rights in the Third World
August 16, 2007 1951 GMT
The International Financial Corp. announced recently it is joining forces with the United Nations’ top expert on the business/human rights issue to study the impact of investment agreements on citizens in the developing world. [more]
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