Humiliation for Cowen in Europe ; Desperate plea to the British is not enough to secure Lisbon deal [Eire Region]
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BRIAN Cowen last night failed to get agreement on the wording of Ireland's Lisbon Treaty guarantees at the first session of a two- day EU Summit meeting - and suffered humiliation at the hands of the British.
The Taoiseach staked everything on winning agreement on the legal format of the guarantees which, in turn, would clear the way for him to call a second referendum on Lisbon in late September or early October.See the full content of this document
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Humiliation for Cowen in Europe ; Desperate plea to the British is not enough to secure Lisbon deal [Eire Region]
But after a series of rebuffs, notably from the British, the Poles and the Dutch, it became clear Mr Cowen would not get his way - and would have to rely on another round of desperate negotiations today.
He hoped a grovelling letter to UK prime minister Gordon Brown would persuade the British to drop their reservations about any concessions the ...See the full content of this document
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