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Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:52 PM

Published 10/30/2009 by Sofia Echo


Lisbon advances, Blair reverses

Spain's prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, left, with foreign minister Miguel Angel Moratinos.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov at the European Council summit in Brussels, October 29 2009.

Luxembourg prime minister Jean-Claude Juncker.

The European Council has agreed to allow a deal enabling Czech president Vaclav Klaus to sign...

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"I am pleased to announce that the European Council has this evening agreed to accept the exemption that the president of the Czech Republic has requested in order to be able to ratify the Treaty of Lisbon" Swedish prime minister...
Lisbon advances, Blair reverses [Sofia Echo - 10/30/2009]
"We succeeded in reaching this agreement thanks to the many EU leaders who showed leadership and a strong willingness to co-operate" Reinfeldt told journalists...
Lisbon advances, Blair reverses [Sofia Echo - 10/30/2009]
...Blair, had "signalled that a defeat for Blair s candidacy is now ‘a clear possibility’."
Lisbon advances, Blair reverses [Sofia Echo - 10/30/2009]

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