UK Europe minister Jim Murphy has urged domestic politicians to hold a "mature debate" on Europe without "bestowing it with apparently satanical powers" as the country's parliament prepares for a ratification of the new EU Lisbon treaty.
Britain, along with most other EU countries, is preparing for parliamentary ratification of the new treaty this year.
In a speech to the London School of Economics on Wednesday (9 January), Mr Murphy said that ratification in the UK should be prec...
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