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Published 11/03/2009 by Nasdaq


UPDATE: UK Opposition: Won't Hold Referendum On Lisbon

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- The U.K. opposition Conservative party confirmed Tuesday it won't hold a referendum on the European Union's Lisbon treaty if elected next year.

William Hague, who speaks on foreign policy for the party, told Sky News that with the Lisbon treaty now ratified by all 27 E.U. member states, the Conservatives won't hold a vote on it.

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"Now that the treaty is going to become European law ... that means that a referendum can no longer prevent the creation of the president of the Eueopean Commission or the loss of British national vetoes" Hague said
UPDATE: UK Opposition: Won't Hold Referendum On Lisbon [Nasdaq - 11/03/2009]
"That means that our campaign for a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty therefore comes to an end today" he said
UPDATE: UK Opposition: Won't Hold Referendum On Lisbon [Nasdaq - 11/03/2009]
"Today is a day when Europe looks forward, when it sets aside years of debate on its institutions, and moves to take strong and collective action on the issues that matter most to European citizens: security, climate change, jobs and growth" Brown said in a st...
UPDATE: UK Opposition: Won't Hold Referendum On Lisbon [Nasdaq - 11/03/2009]

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