Ireland looks set to hold a second referendum on the EU's Lisbon Treaty next year, having almost secured a series of concessions by the other EU states on its key demands.
A document EU leaders are expected to agree on Friday (12 December) reads: "The Irish government is committed to seeking ratification of the Lisbon Treaty by the end of the term of the current [European] Commission," in November 2009.
In exchange, EU leaders will agree that each member country will keep one comm...
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