Long odds on a successful conference

There is a parallel between the position in which the European Union is today and that in which Ireland found itself in 2001 following the rejection of the Nice Treaty in a referendum, writes Dick Roche, commenting on the Conference on the Future of Europe.

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Dick Roche Irish Minister for European Affairs (L) and Former Irish Prime Minister Garrett Fitzgerald celebrating the final result of the Lisbon Treaty Referendum in Dublin Castle in Dublin on 3 October 2009. [EPA/AIDAN CRAWLEY]

Dick Roche 17-05-2021 08:02 6 min. read Content type: Euractiv is part of the Trust Project

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