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Ireland votes and creates a more powerful EuropeIRELAND paved the way for a more powerful European Union last night after it backed the Lisbon Treaty by a margin of two to one.
The result raised the growing prospect of Tony Blair being named as the first "European president", a post which will be created by the revolutionary treaty.See the full content of this document
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Ireland Votes and Creates a More Powerful Europe
But the Irish 'yes' vote threatened to derail Tory leader David Cameron's plans for his crucial pre-election party conference, which begins tomorrow, as Eurosceptics called on him to stand by the party's commitment to hold a referendum on the treaty. Cameron has yet to say whether he would hold a referend...
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