Roche: Lisbon Treaty Was Too Complicated ; ... And Now He Wants Another Go at 'Getting It Right'

Daily Mail › September 10, 2008

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THE minister who led the Government's campaign for the Lisbon Treaty has admitted it is 'unreadable' and 'wide open to deliberate misrepresentation and misinterpretation'.

European Affairs Minister Dick Roche called for a shorter and clearer version of the treaty that would be easier for voters to understand.

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Roche: Lisbon Treaty Was Too Complicated ; ... And Now He Wants Another Go at 'Getting It Right'

Speaking to senior German diplomats in Berlin yesterday, Mr Roche set out his demand for a 10-page 'plain language' version of the...

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