A second Irish referendum to ratify the Lisbon Treaty and Bismarck’s carriage
Dec 11th, 2008 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
A second Irish referendum to ratify the Lisbon Treaty will be held before November 2009, according to draft conclusions which EU leaders are expected to agree to today, according to reports. The ghost of Bismarck, Europe's top statesman of his day, would surely be shocked if an economically weakened Ireland again halts European progress on the grounds of arguments as arcane as the dispute about the comma in the Nicene Creed.