EU plans guarantees for Irish to save treaty

Article reports that Ireland will be offered additional guarantees of its sovereignty - possibly in areas such as taxation, military policy and family law - under an emergency plan to save the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, following the 'no' vote in the Irish referendum on the Treaty, 12 June 2008. Report of ideas circulated at the meeting of EU Foreign Ministers at the General Affairs and External Relations Council, Luxembourg, 16 June 2008.

ESO: Background information: Irish voters reject EU treaty http://www.europeansources.info/record/irish-voters-reject-eu-treaty/

BBC News, 16.6.08: EU vows to pursue Lisbon treaty http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7458117.stm

Deutsche Welle, 17.6.08: Germany Criticized for 'Arrogant' Reaction to Irish Vote http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3417083,00.html

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