 Irish await EU treaty vote result
 03.10.2009 7:35  30 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: European, Republic, Irish, Lisbon
Vote counting is due to begin shortly in the Republic of Ireland's crucial second referendum on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty. Opinion polls and informal exit polls indicate that the country will say yes to the treaty - just 18 months after rejecting it in the first referendum. The treaty, aimed at streamlining EU decision-making, cannot take effect unless all member states ratify it. Results of the referendum are due by late afternoon. The BBC's Johnny Dymond says indications are that the "Yes" campaign - backed by the government and most of the Irish...
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| Irish await EU treaty vote result
03.10.2009 6:21 79 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: European, Republic, Irish, Lisbon
Vote counting is to begin shortly in the Republic of Ireland's crucial second referendum on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty. Czytaj więcej »
| Palestinians in surprise UN resolution turnaround
03.10.2009 2:57 24 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: Council, European, Human, Human Rights, Rights, Israel, Palestinian, Palestinians
The Palestinian Authority, under heavy pressure from the US, has withdrawn its support for a UN Human Rights Council resolution on alleged war crimes in Gaza, diplomats said on Thursday. The resolution endorses a UN report that claims both Israel and Palestinian militant groups committed war crimes and possible crimes against humanity during their Dec. 27 to Jan. 18 conflict. Palestinian officials earlier this week welcomed the report when it was presented to the Geneva-based rights council, while Israel and the US have strongly rejected the findings. UN and European diplomats, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Palestinian delegation’s surprise turnaround means any resolution on...
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| Rightwing pair reviled by David Miliband part of mainstream at home
03.10.2009 1:56 26 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: European, David, Britain, Conservatism, Police, Roberts, Manchester
Polish European deputy, Michal Kaminski at the plenary session in European Parliament, Strasbourg. Photograph: Gerard Cerles/AFP/Getty Images The east European politicians Michal Kaminski and Roberts Zile come from two capital cities, Warsaw and Riga, best known in Britain as cheap airline destinations. At home Kaminski is seen as a pragmatic political fixer, Zile as a competent, moderate budget and finance expert. But when they show up in Manchester at lunchtime on Tuesday to take part in a Conservative conference fringe meeting entitled Challenges for the EU in 2010, they may find themselves under the kind of scrutiny they rarely face at home. The reason is that both are key members of...
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| Irish vote again on European Union reform treaty
(AP)
03.10.2009 0:33 24 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: European, Peter, Union, European Union, Irish
 AP - The future of the European Union hung in the balance Friday as Ireland's voters decided once again whether to ratify a treaty aimed at making the 27-nation body more decisive and effective.
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