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French media reports that both French President Nicolas Sarkozy and former French president Valery Giscard d'Estaing want the ratification process to continue even though Ireland rejected the treaty in a referendum last week. The Lisbon treaty aims to streamline EU decision-making and must be passed unanimously before it can come into force. 8 of the EU's 27 member nations still have to adopt the treaty. EU leaders are to discuss the latest developments at a 2-day summit which starts in Brussels this Thursday.
(Deutsche Welle)
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